Gasangwa Surname
Approximately 9,976 people bear this surname
Gasangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 9,922 | 1:1,145 | 272 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gasangwa (11) may also be a first name.
Gasangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gasangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gasangwa is found in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gasangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gasangwa is the 51,379th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 730,508 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gasangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gasangwa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.
Gasangwa is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 9,922 people, or 1 in 1,145. Besides Rwanda Gasangwa exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngasangwa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Gashangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngasongwa | 82 | 126 | / |
| Gaseangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gachangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngashangva | 78 | 8 | / |
| Gasangue | 75 | 194 | / |
| Gosangba | 75 | 68 | / |
| Gashongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gassangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachangwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosongba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gassoungui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gouchangwei | 53 | 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 Gasangwa
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