Ilangwa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ilangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ilangwa Last Name Facts

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

Ilangwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilangwa? popularity and diffusion

Ilangwa is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Ilangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ilangwa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elangwa86115/
Gilagwa861/
Jilagwa861/
Ilangua861/
Hilongwa8071/
Illangua8032/
Hilangua801/
Ilakwa7710/
Illanguas758/
Elangwe715,843/
Ilongwo7149/
Yilagba7127/
Ilangui7116/
Ilangue716/
Elaigwa714/
Elhagwa714/
Ilaguha713/
Elangba712/
Ileagua712/
Ilacgua712/
Elangwo711/
Elangwi711/
Illangue672/
Illaguas671/
Yllangua671/
Elanguha671/
Yolongwa671/
Hilaguha671/

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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
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  • 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 Ilangwa
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