Yengwe Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Yengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 725 | 1:101,903 | 11,389 |
| Zambia | 339 | 1:46,755 | 4,479 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Yengwe (75) may also be a first name.
Yengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yengwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yengwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Yengwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yengwe is the 343,621st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yengwe live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 101,903. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yengwee | 92 | 8 | / |
| Hyenghwe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Yengweth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yengwa | 83 | 1,985 | / |
| Yengue | 83 | 634 | / |
| Yengbe | 83 | 154 | / |
| Jengwe | 83 | 40 | / |
| Yengwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yenkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yemgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yengueh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yengoue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yengkue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yengveh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yiengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enghwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yengwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yenghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jjengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Enkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yetngoue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yetemgwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yetingue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayiengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyiengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyongwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yenque | 67 | 1,214 | / |
| Jengwa | 67 | 849 | / |
| Yengui | 67 | 276 | / |
| Jenkwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Jengue | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yemgue | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yengbi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gengue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yenkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Genkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Engvej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenkwi | 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 Yengwe
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