Shongwe Surname

7,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Shongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,1401:1,081105
Swaziland28,8241:454
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
England731:763,26141,903
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Iceland51:76,0184,442
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Shongwe (53) may also be a first name.

Shongwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shongwe is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shongwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Shongwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,150th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 91,859 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shongwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname Shongwe is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 50,140 people, or 1 in 1,081. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Shongwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shongwe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Shongwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,720 per year; in United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% more than the national average, earning $63,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonngwe932/
Shosngwe931/
Shoungwe931/
Songwe928,690/
Chongwe862,034/
Shangwe861,041/
Shongwi8679/
Songwei8649/
Shongwa8639/
Shengwe8625/
Shungwe8613/
Shongue867/
Shoncwe864/
Shongbe863/
Songweh862/
Sahngwe862/
Songwea861/
Shomgwe861/
Songwie861/
Shonqwe861/
Songw833/
Choongwe80334/
Shang'we80134/
Chongwee8060/
Shoongwa8036/
Chongwei806/
Shengwei806/
Shangwei805/
Shangw'e804/
Shoungbe802/
Schangwe801/
Shaungwe801/
Shungwei801/
Chongweh801/
Songkwee801/
Songue771,820/
Songwa77917/
Sonkwe77546/
Sungwe77491/
Sangwe77480/
Songbe77149/
Songwi7727/
Songve7726/
Shangw772/
Somgwe771/
Shuongoue751/
Chong'wee751/
Shungwhee751/
Changwe7112,813/
Shangwa713,445/
Shungwa71642/
Chungwe71302/
Chongue71162/
Soungue7172/
Siangwe7158/
Songwai7144/
Soungbe7131/
Songueh7130/
Sangwej7127/
Shankwe7124/
Songbeh7113/
Shangwi719/
Sangwer717/
Songoue717/
Songkue716/
Chongve715/
Soyngbe715/
Soingbe713/
Soungwa712/
Sonkwet712/
Songkwa712/
Sangwei712/
Shangbe712/
Songwit712/
Saungwe711/
Song'wa711/
Chomgwe711/
Soongwa711/
Songuee711/
Songuey711/
Songbey711/
Soengue711/
Sangwie711/
Suonkwe711/
Chongwi711/
Somgcwe711/
Shongva711/
Shangve711/
Xhangwe711/
Sangkwe711/
Songway710/
Shangue710/
Chuungwe67456/
Songkuea67228/
Shengwai6729/
Shaachingwe6728/
Changwei6726/
Chongway6718/
Choungue6717/
Songwaja6713/
Chaungwe6711/
Chongwai6711/
Sangw678/
Chungwei677/
Chaangwe677/
Songwaya676/
Songkuer676/
Chungwee674/
Shaangwa672/
Soungoue672/
Songwish672/
Schangwa671/
Songkoue671/
Songgbeh671/
Shangwai671/
Sheungwa671/
Shengkwi671/
Shuungwa671/
Sahangue671/
Chounkwe671/
Sangkwie671/
Sotingue671/
Sangkwet671/
Chonghue671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shongwe
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