Jangwe Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Jangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Jangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jangwe is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jangwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jangwe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Jangwe is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Jangwe is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 63 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 31 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 2 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Jangwe
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