Vongwe Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4471:121,20314,363

Vongwe Last Name Facts

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

Vongwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vongwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 669,375th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vongwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 121,203. In South Africa Vongwe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found.

Vongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Vongwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.9% less than the national average, earning R 104,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vongue83312/
Fongwe83224/
Wongwe8352/
Vongbe835/
Vongwa832/
Vangwe831/
Vonkwe831/
Foingwe77109/
Wongwee7717/
Vongwai7713/
Fongwei7713/
Fongweh775/
Vongkue774/
Bongkwe773/
Wongwed772/
Phongwe772/
Voungue772/
Fomngwe771/
Fongwie771/
Votngwi771/
Voungbe771/
Bongwea771/
Bongweh771/
Boungwe771/
Vongvee771/
Vongwoi771/
Hwongwe771/
Vongwit771/
Fongwet771/
Wongw738/
Wongwech7115/
Vonggwai7114/
Foingweh715/
Fongweha714/
Wotingwe711/
Bongue679,005/
Wangwe677,197/
Fongbe674,368/
Fongue67772/
Fongwa67329/
Fongwi67155/
Fonkwe6797/
Wongwi6725/
Fangwe6721/
Wonkwe6715/
Vangue6713/
Bongbe676/
Wongwa676/
Phongweha674/
Vongui674/
Vangbe674/
Foncwe671/
Wongweach671/
Vongva671/
Vongvi671/

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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 Vongwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis