Vengwa Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4591:33,6355,179
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Vengwa (36) may also be a first name.

Vengwa Last Name Facts

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

Vengwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vengwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 563,577th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name Vengwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vengwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 33,635. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 71 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 9 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Vengwa Last Name Statistics demography

Vengwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.76% less than the national average, earning R 62,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vengwai921/
Vengua83280/
Wengwa836/
Fengwa833/
Hwengwa7734/
Wengwai7715/
Wengwap776/
Vengbai774/
Bengqwa773/
Bengway772/
Waengwa771/
Phengwa771/
Weng'wa771/
Venghua771/
Wengwah771/
Fengwah771/
Venghuas711/
Bengua671,808/
Vingua67326/
Fingwa67213/
Bengba67137/
Vengbo679/
Wengua674/
Benqwa672/
Fenkwa671/
Wengwo671/
Benkwa671/
Bengva671/

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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 Vengwa
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