Ihangwe Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ihangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
Ihangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ihangwe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ihangwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ihangwe is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ihangwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Hoima District, where 13 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihangbe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ijangwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hihangwa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Jiangwei | 80 | 41 | / |
| Yangwe | 77 | 223 | / |
| Jangwe | 77 | 57 | / |
| Iangbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Iangue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eangwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhangw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihongbe | 71 | 282 | / |
| Yangwei | 71 | 180 | / |
| Ayongwe | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ihangui | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jhangwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ianguea | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ehangue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jiangue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yangwet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ehangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jangweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jangwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyangwy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ijangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giangue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oijangbe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yangw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiyangbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hihangua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojiangbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiangque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aijangbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujiangbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayongwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayongweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihanguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiangbei | 67 | 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 Ihangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis