Bangwela Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Bangwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
Bangwela (23) may also be a first name.
Bangwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bangwela occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,518,885th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bangwela are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bangwela is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
The last name Bangwela is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangwala | 88 | 397 | / |
| Banguela | 88 | 316 | / |
| Bongwela | 88 | 62 | / |
| Bangwele | 88 | 48 | / |
| Bangwelo | 88 | 11 | / |
| Bangweli | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bangwila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bangwilai | 82 | 98 | / |
| Bangwalia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baingwele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bongwele | 75 | 222 | / |
| Bongwala | 75 | 145 | / |
| Bongweli | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bankwala | 75 | 22 | / |
| Banguele | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bangbele | 75 | 13 | / |
| Banguila | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bangbila | 75 | 8 | / |
| Banguala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bonguela | 75 | 3 | / |
| Banquela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vanguela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bongbela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bangueli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bongwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangwile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banguola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banguelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangbeli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankwalla | 71 | 25 | / |
| Banguilay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Baunkwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bounguela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bainguele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangquilay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahanguila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangguilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangquelio | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bangwela
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