Balangwe Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Balangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 surname Balangwe is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balangwe is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Balangwe is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 95 percent live and Northwest Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baliangwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Balangue | 88 | 3,873 | / |
| Balangwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Balongwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bolangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balyanengwe | 84 | 15 | / |
| Balyaningwe | 84 | 5 | / |
| Balianingwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Balong'we | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ballangue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balanggue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bahalangwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Balangquet | 78 | 1 | / |
| Balangui | 75 | 443 | / |
| Bolangwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Balongwa | 75 | 28 | / |
| Bolankwe | 75 | 25 | / |
| Balanque | 75 | 21 | / |
| Balongue | 75 | 20 | / |
| Balankwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bolangue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balyaningwi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ballongue | 71 | 131 | / |
| Boulangue | 71 | 131 | / |
| Bolaingue | 71 | 24 | / |
| Balanquet | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ballangby | 71 | 13 | / |
| Balyongwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Baylongue | 71 | 8 | / |
| Balanggui | 71 | 7 | / |
| Baylangui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baloungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batlongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpalangwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balanques | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balangquit | 67 | 37 | / |
| Balyonghwa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Balangwe
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