Birangwa Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Birangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Birangwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Birangwa (41) may also be a first name.

Birangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birangwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Birangwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birangwa? popularity and diffusion

Birangwa is the 1,343,156th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Birangwa are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Birangwa is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Not including The DR Congo Birangwa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biranggwa943/
Birongwa881/
Biranggua8285/
Birangkua821/
Biranngua821/
Birranggua781/
Birhaingingwa761/
Bironkwa75121/
Birangui755/
Birongwe755/
Berangue639/
Berangui631/
Berangque591/
Beranque5077/
Berongue502/
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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 Birangwa
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