Zengwe Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2871:53,7928,155
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zengwe (40) may also be a first name.

Zengwe Last Name Facts

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

Zengwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zengwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 684,148th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zengwe reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zengwe is also the 1,614,485th most common first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.

The surname Zengwe is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 53,792. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent are found, Harare Province, where 25 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzengwe9214/
Zengwei928/
Zengwes921/
Zemngwe921/
Zhengwei8690/
Dzemngwe861/
Zingwe831,763/
Zengue831,209/
Sengwe831,019/
Zengwa83516/
Zengbe83140/
Jengwe8340/
Dzngwe834/
Zenkwe831/
Zngw805/
Dzemngweh801/
Dzingwe771,322/
Chengwe77184/
Cengwei7739/
Zengoue7735/
Dzengwa7733/
Dzengue7730/
Zengbea7721/
Ziengwa7713/
Zeungue7713/
Zenngue774/
Sengwei773/
Tsengwe771/
Jjengwe771/
Gengwei771/
Zisngwe771/
Jengwei771/
Zingweh771/
Gengwed771/
Djengwe771/
Zhengwi771/
Zingwer771/
Sngwe734/
Dziengue71194/
Chengwei7149/
Zhengque712/
Dzengoue712/
Tchengwe712/
Zhengwai712/
Chengwee711/
Dzenguea711/
Tshengwe711/
Sehngwei711/
Ziengoue711/
Cheengwe711/
Zingbe673,944/
Zingue673,797/
Senkwe671,638/
Zingwa671,000/
Zengui67353/
Gingwe67139/
Jenkwe6780/
Zemgue6773/
Jingwe6768/
Jengue6760/
Zengua6744/
Singwe6716/
Zengbi679/
Gengue678/
Cengwa677/
Zinkwe674/
Genkwe673/
Zincwe672/
Chngwe671/
Zngeew671/
Zenque671/
Sengwi671/
Shngwe671/
Zengbé671/
Zingwi671/
Zngwai671/
Tchengweh671/
Tsiengwie671/
Chenghwee671/

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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 Zengwe
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