Ikwanga Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ikwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ikwanga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ikwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ikwanga occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ikwanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 366,307th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,406,043 people. Ikwanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwanga are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yikwanga93107/
Ikwangat9353/
Oikwanga9315/
Ikwang'a931/
Inkwanga931/
Ikwange86105/
Ekwanga8640/
Ikwango8613/
Ikwangi868/
Igwanga861/
Ikuanga861/
Igwangea8048/
Ikwangit8011/
Inkuanga804/
Ekwang'a803/
Ukwangai801/
Ikwang'e801/
Ikwanguye757/
Igweangha753/
Ukcweanga752/
Egwanga71200/
Ugwanga71137/
Igbanga7170/
Ekwange7168/
Ukwonga7150/
Ekwango7137/
Iguanga713/
Ikuonga711/
Ekuanga711/
Ekwangi711/
Uugwanga673,852/
Yigbanga6749/
Igwangit6742/
Ikuongha671/
Engwanga671/

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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 Ikwanga
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