Bishanga Surname
Approximately 1,932 people bear this surname
Bishanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,034 | 1:37,756 | 4,872 |
| Tanzania | 886 | 1:59,754 | 6,421 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bishanga (202) may also be a first name.
Bishanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bishanga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 213,109th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,772,022 people. The surname Bishanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bishanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 202 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,034 people, or 1 in 37,756. In Uganda Bishanga is most numerous in: Kiruhura District, where 19 percent live, Ibanda District, where 14 percent live and Mbarara District, where 13 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 46 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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 Bishanga
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