Bwangalo Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bwangalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwangalo 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
Zambia871:182,18312,338
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932

Bwangalo Last Name Facts

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

Bwangalo occurs most in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwangalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwangalo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bwangalo is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 182,183. In Zambia Bwangalo is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 64 percent live, Luapula Province, where 34 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 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
Bwangala88113/
Bwhangala821/
Buangala7556/
Bwangela7527/
Puanggalo7112/
Mpwangala711/
Vuangala6327/
Puangolo6311/
Buangola631/
Puanggolo5911/
Mpuangala594/
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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 Bwangalo
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