Balangwe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Balangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Balangwe (16) may also be a first name.

Balangwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balangwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balangwe is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Balangwe live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 95 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 14 percent are found.

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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 Balangwe
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