Tangwe Surname
Approximately 809 people bear this surname
Tangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 450 | 1:46,153 | 6,059 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 97 | 1:159,157 | 19,937 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tangwe (23) may also be a first name.
Tangwe Demographics
Average Tangwe Salary in
United States
$58,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tangwe occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 427,014th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tangwe are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name worldwide, held by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon Tangwe is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 46 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 34 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.
Tangwe Last Name Statistics demography
Tangwe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thangwe | 92 | 183 | / |
| Tangwei | 92 | 17 | / |
| Tangweh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tangwie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tangwey | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tangkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tamngwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tangw | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tasingwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangwa | 83 | 3,004 | / |
| Tongwe | 83 | 797 | / |
| Tangue | 83 | 630 | / |
| Tangbe | 83 | 337 | / |
| Tangwi | 83 | 201 | / |
| Tankwe | 83 | 55 | / |
| Tamgwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanengwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankwey | 77 | 526 | / |
| Thangwi | 77 | 392 | / |
| Tangbei | 77 | 111 | / |
| Tangwai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Tangoue | 77 | 53 | / |
| Taungwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Taingwa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tangque | 77 | 29 | / |
| Tangway | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tangkwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tongwei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Thongwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanghwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanguey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Taangwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanguei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tang'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamgweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taingbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thangue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taingue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tangques | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thangw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tatingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Than'gwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongue | 67 | 3,457 | / |
| Tanque | 67 | 924 | / |
| Tongwa | 67 | 821 | / |
| Tangui | 67 | 792 | / |
| Tankwa | 67 | 752 | / |
| Tongbe | 67 | 437 | / |
| Tamgue | 67 | 345 | / |
| Tangbi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tankue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tonkwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tankwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tongwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tamkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis