Iwangu Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Iwangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Iwangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwangu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwangu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Iwangu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iwangu reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amuria District, where 34 percent live, Soroti District, where 29 percent live and Dokolo District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwangou | 92 | 1,666 | / |
| Yiwangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ewangu | 83 | 583 | / |
| Ibangu | 83 | 419 | / |
| Iwongu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uwangu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ivangu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Uwanghu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eswangu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ivangou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajwangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iouangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ibongu | 67 | 207 | / |
| Ewongu | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ebangu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ivongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haibangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibongou | 62 | 7 | / |
| Hevangu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Evangus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ebangou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Jbanggu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ihuongu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jwonguu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ivoungou | 57 | 9 | / |
| Iboungou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ewoungou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Youangou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebongu | 50 | 109 | / |
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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 Iwangu
- 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