Iwanga Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Iwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Congo2741:18,2082,167
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iwanga (16) may also be a first name.

Iwanga Last Name Facts

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

Iwanga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 246,025th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iwanga live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Iwanga is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

Iwanga is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiwanga9267/
Yiwanga9222/
Iwangga9216/
Iwangha921/
Jiwangga8670/
Aiwangga866/
Ibanga8327,238/
Ewanga831,040/
Ivanga83547/
Iwango83259/
Iwange83230/
Uwanga83128/
Iwangi8311/
Jwanga835/
Iwonga832/
Iwangou771,666/
Ibangha77602/
Yibanga77417/
Yiwango77171/
Ibangga77162/
Yowanga7748/
Ajwanga7743/
Ojwanga7729/
Ivangai7723/
Ewangga7721/
Ibainga7714/
Iouanga7710/
Iwanggi778/
Ibeanga777/
Uuwanga776/
Yiwangi774/
Iwuange774/
Ibangai773/
Ibaanga772/
Ibannga772/
Ewangha772/
Eibanga771/
Ibangaa771/
Iwangee771/
Jibanga771/
Iovanga771/
Givanga771/
Jwang'a771/
Aibanga771/
Ewangah771/
Iwangho771/
Hibanga771/
Hivanga771/
Aiwange771/
Iewange771/
Jivanga771/
Aiwanger7157/
Eiwanger7141/
Ojwang'a714/
Ibangaha712/
Iwaangee711/
Iwasenge711/
Ojwangha711/
Yibannga711/
Haibanga711/
Ajwangha711/
Jwanggai711/
Iswanger710/
Juanga6719,109/
Ebanga673,904/
Ewango671,365/
Ibonga67641/
Ewange67503/
Ibangi67406/
Ibango67341/
Ewonga67245/
Jwangi67181/
Evanga67147/
Uvanga67139/
Ibange67111/
Iwongo6779/
Ivonga6768/
Ivange6735/
Iwongi6733/
Ivenga6725/
Uwango678/
Ivango678/
Ibañga675/
Ivangi674/
Ewangi671/

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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
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  • 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 Iwanga
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