Kanamwangi Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Kanamwangi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 296 | 1:131,889 | 12,147 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kanamwangi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanamwangi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanamwangi occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanamwangi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanamwangi is the 876,631st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname Kanamwangi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanamwangi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kanamwangi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 131,889. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent live, Luweero District, where 15 percent live and Mukono District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda Kanamwangi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannamwangi | 95 | 13 | / |
| Kanamwanji | 90 | 127 | / |
| Kanamwanga | 90 | 19 | / |
| Kanamwange | 90 | 2 | / |
| Kanamwanjji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kannamwanji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kanamwanje | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kanamwanza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanamwansa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannamwanje | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kangomuangi | 76 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kanamwangi
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