Batakanwa Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Batakanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 179 | 1:295,763 | 22,969 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Batakanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batakanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Batakanwa is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Batakanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Batakanwa is the 1,168,344th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Batakanwa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Batakanwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania Batakanwa is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 92 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Batakanwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Batakanwa
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