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
Jangwe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jangwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Jangwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jangwe are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Jangwe is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 63 percent live, Kaliro District, where 31 percent live and Kamuli District, where 2 percent live. Besides Uganda Jangwe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
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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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