Bisangwa Surname
Approximately 5,265 people bear this surname
Bisangwa Surname User-submission:
The surname Bisangwa means 'welcoming', 'approachable'.
Bisangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,961 | 1:2,291 | 543 |
| Tanzania | 187 | 1:283,110 | 22,159 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bisangwa (10) may also be a first name.
Bisangwa Surname Meaning
Bisangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bisangwa is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisangwa? popularity and diffusion
Bisangwa is the 90,945th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,384,149 people. The surname Bisangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bisangwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.
The last name Bisangwa is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Outside of Rwanda this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishangwa | 94 | 14 | / |
| Bissangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Besangwa | 88 | 130 | / |
| Bisangwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bicangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bijangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bisongwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bishangwoha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bishangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Besangua | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bisangbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bisangue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bizongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bissangui | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bizangui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bizangue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bessangbo | 59 | 37 | / |
| Bissongui | 59 | 6 | / |
| Bessangue | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bissamgui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Besanqui | 50 | 4 | / |
| Besongue | 50 | 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Bisangwa
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