Bakansanga Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Bakansanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakansanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Bakansanga Last Name Facts

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

Bakansanga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakansanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakansanga are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Bakansanga is mostly found in: Kyenjojo District, where 50 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Rwanda, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Bakansanga
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