Bwihangane Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Bwihangane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Bwihangane (56) may also be a first name.
Bwihangane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwihangane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwihangane occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwihangane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 649,026th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname Bwihangane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwihangane are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bwihangane is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 56 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 158,881. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihangane | 95 | 4 | / |
| Bihanganwe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bwihangana | 90 | 1 | / |
| Behangane | 84 | 55 | / |
| Bihangana | 84 | 9 | / |
| Buhangane | 84 | 4 | / |
| Bihangani | 84 | 4 | / |
| Bahangane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bahangaine | 80 | 9 | / |
| Beihangana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Behangaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwehangana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bihingan | 78 | 8 | / |
| Bahangan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bihungan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Buhangan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Behangan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bayiha Ngan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Behangana | 74 | 2,943 | / |
| Bahangana | 74 | 31 | / |
| Bahingane | 74 | 2 | / |
| Buhanghan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Buhingane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Behangani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Behangaana | 70 | 47 | / |
| Beehangana | 70 | 2 | / |
| Byehangana | 70 | 2 | / |
| Bahangania | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bihan Khan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Behanngana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Buhungan | 67 | 217 | / |
| Behingan | 67 | 113 | / |
| Buhongan | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pahangan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bohongan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bohungan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bohangon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beehangaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhancan | 67 | 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
- 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 Bwihangane
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