Gahanga Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Gahanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gahanga (29) may also be a first name.
Gahanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahanga (Oriya: ଗାହା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gahanga is the 959,117th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahanga live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name in the world, held by 29 people.
The last name Gahanga is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Excluding The DR Congo Gahanga occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gahanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gahanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାହା | gaha | - |
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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 Gahanga
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