Yengwa Surname
Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname
Yengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,870 | 1:28,972 | 3,727 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Yengwa (226) may also be a first name.
Yengwa Demographics
Average Yengwa Salary in
South Africa
R 174,420
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Yengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yengwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yengwa is the 208,375th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,671,308 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yengwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 598,137th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 226 people.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 28,972. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yengwah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Yengwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yenghwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yesengwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yengwe | 83 | 1,067 | / |
| Jengwa | 83 | 849 | / |
| Yengba | 83 | 82 | / |
| Yengua | 83 | 22 | / |
| Yenkwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yemgwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yengwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Engwaya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Yengwee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yengbay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gengqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yingwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yenguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyenghwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ehengwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Genengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengweth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jenggwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengbo | 67 | 862 | / |
| Yengue | 67 | 634 | / |
| Yengui | 67 | 276 | / |
| Yengbe | 67 | 154 | / |
| Yenkwo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Jengwe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yengbi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yemkwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Genkwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jengua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jengba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jenkwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ihehengwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yenkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enguau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jencwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enguah | 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
- 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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis