Dangwa Surname
Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname
Dangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 335 | 1:158,035 | 14,174 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 233 | 1:66,259 | 9,963 |
| Philippines | 150 | 1:674,921 | 69,745 |
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Dangwa (89) may also be a first name.
Dangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dangwa is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dangwa is the 303,386th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,830,037 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Dangwa are found; 27 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 89 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 158,035. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhangwa | 92 | 97 | / |
| Dangwai | 92 | 46 | / |
| Dangwah | 92 | 14 | / |
| Dangwas | 92 | 12 | / |
| Dangway | 92 | 11 | / |
| Dangwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dahngwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangwap | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangkwat | 86 | 43 | / |
| Dangwaja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dangwaia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dasingwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankwa | 83 | 17,525 | / |
| Dangua | 83 | 3,722 | / |
| Dangwe | 83 | 670 | / |
| Dangba | 83 | 588 | / |
| Dongwa | 83 | 215 | / |
| Danqwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dangwé | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dankwah | 77 | 13,343 | / |
| Dangkua | 77 | 475 | / |
| Dankwaa | 77 | 358 | / |
| Dayngua | 77 | 61 | / |
| Tdangba | 77 | 34 | / |
| Daungba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dhangwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dankwai | 77 | 19 | / |
| Daangba | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dhangua | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dohngwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dangbah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dangbay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Danguah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Doungwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Danghua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dahngba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Danggua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daingua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donghwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dangwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Danguat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deangba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daingba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Danqwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dongway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dohngwah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dhankwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dongwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahangba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangwech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangui | 67 | 3,444 | / |
| Dangbe | 67 | 2,053 | / |
| Dongba | 67 | 1,592 | / |
| Dangue | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Dongwe | 67 | 728 | / |
| Dangbo | 67 | 416 | / |
| Dangbi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Dongwi | 67 | 89 | / |
| Dankwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Dongua | 67 | 74 | / |
| Danqua | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dongwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dankwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dankua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Danguo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Donkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Domgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dangve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangbè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaidt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dangwa
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