Kahangu Surname

176,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kahangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,8611:39,6994,899
Zambia5571:28,4562,963
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kahangu (114) may also be a first name.

Kahangu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kahangu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kahangu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,728th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,010,139 people. The last name Kahangu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahangu live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname Kahangu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,861 people, or 1 in 39,699. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahang'u9385/
Khangu9227/
Kaangu9220/
Kahungu862,286/
Khanggu869/
Khangou865/
Khanghu862/
Khaungu861/
Kangu835,260/
Kachingu804/
Kachengu803/
Khangush802/
Khasingu801/
Khangoud801/
Kaingu7717,984/
Kangou772,159/
Kaungu77927/
Kangau77202/
Kang'u7798/
Kanggu7776/
Kanghu7710/
Kanguu772/
Khongu772/
Kanguh771/
Khengu771/
Kaningu71361/
Kanengu71355/
Kang'au71216/
Khongud7164/
Kangoud7147/
Kangueu7143/
Khongup7136/
Kangust7128/
Kanghou719/
Kang'eu714/
Kacingu714/
Kang'ui713/
Kaunggu713/
Kainggu713/
Kangoup712/
Kanghui712/
Kangheu711/
Kohnguh711/
Kamngou711/
Kanguhe711/
Kangouh711/
Kanggau711/
Kanyngu711/
Khangoe711/
Gkangou711/
Khengau711/
Kang'uu711/
Kongu671,604/
Kautingu67221/
Cangu6769/
Khongaup676/
Qangu672/
Khonggud671/
Kaningau671/
Kaseng'u671/
Kouhngou671/
Kassengu671/
Kaneng'u671/
Khonghuy671/
Kattingu671/
Khongoup671/

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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 Kahangu
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