Zingwe Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zingwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zingwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4471:10,6691,351
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
South Africa591:918,26658,838
England111:5,065,278148,650
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zingwe (20) may also be a first name.

Zingwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zingwe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zingwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,706th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zingwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zingwe is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,447 people, or 1 in 10,669. In Zimbabwe Zingwe is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent live, Midlands Province, where 22 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Zingwe exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Zingwe Last Name Statistics demography

Zingwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.15% less than the national average, earning R 101,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzingwe921,322/
Zingwer921/
Zingweh921/
Zisngwe921/
Zingbe833,944/
Zingue833,797/
Zingwa831,000/
Zengwe83434/
Gingwe83139/
Jingwe8368/
Singwe8316/
Zinkwe834/
Dzngwe834/
Zincwe832/
Zingwi831/
Zngw805/
Chingwe772,036/
Dzingwa771,067/
Singwee7783/
Jingwei7743/
Singwey7742/
Jingweh7716/
Dzengwe7714/
Ziengwa7713/
Zingoue779/
Zengwei778/
Zingbey775/
Zhingue773/
Dzingue773/
Djingwe772/
Sihngwe771/
Zemngwe771/
Singwei771/
Zengwes771/
Sngwe734/
Dziengue71194/
Zhengwei7190/
Zingwaya7117/
Tshingwe7115/
Chingwei714/
Singhwee711/
Dzincqwe711/
Dzemngwe711/
Ziengoue711/
Chiongwe711/
Singwhey711/
Dzingwai711/
Singwi671,388/
Zengue671,209/
Sengwe671,019/
Zingui67661/
Zengwa67516/
Zinque67202/
Gingue67194/
Zengbe67140/
Jingwi67136/
Jengwe6740/
Jingue6723/
Sinkwe6719/
Cingwa677/
Gingwi672/
Singve672/
Zngeew671/
Gingbe671/
Shngwe671/
Dzemngweh671/
Chngwe671/
Zenkwe671/
Zngwai671/
Tshingwej671/
Tsiengwie671/

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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 Zingwe
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