Jangwa Surname
Approximately 986 people bear this surname
Jangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 509 | 1:30,331 | 4,663 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jangwa (52) may also be a first name.
Jangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jangwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jangwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 365,723rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jangwa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 30,331. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Jangwa
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