Wengwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wengwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wengwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wengwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wengwe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwengwe | 92 | 47 | / |
| Wengwei | 92 | 19 | / |
| Wiengwee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wengwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wenkwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vengwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wingwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weengw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wengbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wngw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waingwe | 77 | 49 | / |
| Hwengwa | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wengwai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bengwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weng'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wengbee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenkwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weangve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengue | 67 | 6,900 | / |
| Vengue | 67 | 150 | / |
| Vingwe | 67 | 135 | / |
| Bengwi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vengbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wenque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wingwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wencue | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wengwe
- 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