Bangaya Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Bangaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 219 | 1:241,743 | 19,666 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bangaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bangaya (Marathi: बनगया) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 680,882nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name Bangaya is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bangaya live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Bangaya is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 2 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bangaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangaya in the Marathi language | ||
| बनगया | banagaya | 77.78 |
| बंगया | bangaya | 22.22 |
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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 Bangaya
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