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
The last name Iwangu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iwangu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly 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 widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amuria District, where 34 percent are found, Soroti District, where 29 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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