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
The surname Dangwa is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Dangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 303,386th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,830,037 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name globally It is held by 89 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 158,035. In Tanzania Dangwa is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Dangwa occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.
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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