Banganwa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Banganwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banganwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Banganwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banganwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Banganwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banganwa? popularity and diffusion

Banganwa is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banganwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Banganwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent live and Harare Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baganwa9310/
Bananwa932/
Bonganwa8883/
Bainanwa8822/
Bangamwa8821/
Bagnanwa8817/
Baganwad884/
Bhaganwa883/
Banganba881/
Banaanwa881/
Baiganwad8211/
Banaanhwa821/
Banamwa8083/
Bananba801/
Bananua801/
Banonwa801/
Bangamba754,048/
Wangamwa7556/
Baganbai7519/
Bangomwa7518/
Bhaganvat7113/
Vanganbai711/
Bhaganbai711/
Banatinua711/
Bagamba671,407/
Bagomwa67311/
Banamba6772/
Bhananbhai672/
Bananbo671/
Bononwa671/
Mpangainwe671/
Vaganva671/

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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 Banganwa
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