Yengwa Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

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

Yengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8701:28,9723,727
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Yengwa (226) may also be a first name.

Yengwa Last Name Facts

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

Yengwa is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Yengwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yengwa? popularity and diffusion

Yengwa is the 208,375th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,671,308 people. Yengwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yengwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 598,137th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 226 people.

The last name Yengwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,870 people, or 1 in 28,972. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Yengwa Last Name Statistics demography

Yengwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.6% less than the national average, earning R 174,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yengwah9210/
Yengwai921/
Yenghwa921/
Yesengwa861/
Yengwe831,067/
Jengwa83849/
Yengba8382/
Yengua8322/
Yenkwa834/
Yemgwa832/
Yengwi832/
Engwaya7721/
Yengwee778/
Yengbay772/
Gengqwa771/
Yingwah771/
Yenguah771/
Hyenghwe7112/
Ehengwoa711/
Genengwa711/
Yengweth711/
Jenggwat711/
Yengbo67862/
Yengue67634/
Yengui67276/
Yengbe67154/
Yenkwo6749/
Jengwe6740/
Yengbi6727/
Yemkwa6722/
Genkwa6714/
Jengua6711/
Jengba676/
Jenkwa676/
Ihehengwa673/
Yenkwe671/
Yemgwi671/
Yemgwe671/
Enguai671/
Yenkwi671/
Enguau671/
Engweh671/
Enguay671/
Jencwa671/
Genqwa671/
Enguah671/

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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 Yengwa
  • 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