Cangwe Surname

171,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname

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

Cangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,5041:29,5053,692
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Cangwe (171) may also be a first name.

Cangwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cangwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cangwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,512th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,903,405 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cangwe reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 171 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,504 people, or 1 in 29,505. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Cangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Cangwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.49% less than the national average, earning R 131,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Changwe9212,813/
Canngwe921/
Gcangwe921/
Changwei8626/
Tchangwe8623/
Chaungwe8611/
Chaangwe867/
Canngwee861/
Cangue831,631/
Kangwe831,176/
Qangwe8322/
Cangbe8315/
Zangwe8312/
Cangwa831/
Tchaungwe80314/
Changkwea801/
Chongwe772,034/
Cangque77279/
Kaingwe77239/
Kaungwe77130/
Changue7783/
Kangwej7782/
Changwi7771/
Dzangwe7745/
Caangue7723/
Zangwei7721/
Kangwei7717/
Changbe7712/
Congwei779/
Kang'we778/
Canggue776/
Kangwee774/
Kangwea772/
Tsangwe772/
Zhangwe771/
Kangwed771/
Kangweh771/
Caingue771/
Camngue771/
Czangue771/
Kangw'e771/
Kan'gwe771/
Chankwe771/
Ciangue771/
Kangw732/
Tchongwe715,023/
Catengue711,775/
Zhangwei71337/
Choongwe71334/
Tchangue71280/
Tshangwe71261/
Kahungwe71135/
Changwai71103/
Chongwee7160/
Tchankwe7155/
Tchamgwe7135/
Kahangwe7124/
Tchangbe7122/
Changkwi7115/
Changbeh7111/
Chongwei716/
Katingwe715/
Canengue715/
Kangwije713/
Caimngue711/
Cañengue711/
Kasingwe711/
Kangwech711/
Tchangwi711/
Chongweh711/
Catingue711/
Kang'wee711/
Changwoy711/
Changbei711/
Congweha711/
Kangwa6748,209/
Zongwe679,853/
Canque673,334/
Cassengue671,579/
Kangue67702/
Tchangoue67607/
Cangui67551/
Kongwe67315/
Cangua67202/
Kankwe6790/
Qongwe6763/
Congue6726/
Kangwi6718/
Kamgwe6713/
Cassingue679/
Kangve673/
Congwa673/
Congbe672/
Tchaingbe672/
Kangwajje672/
Tchangbei672/
Changwaya672/
Tchangkwi671/
Tchangueh671/
Chong'wee671/
Tshaingwe671/
Zankwe671/
Tchangbey671/

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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 Cangwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis