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
The surname Wengwe occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wengwe? popularity and diffusion
Wengwe is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wengwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wengwe are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Wengwe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Wengwe is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Wengwe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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 | / |
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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
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- 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
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