Kanangwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kanangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanangwa occurs most in Zambia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kanangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanangwa live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Kanangwa is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 60 percent are found, Central Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Kanangwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanongwa | 88 | 631 | / |
| Kanangwe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kenangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaunongwa | 82 | 107 | / |
| Kanhongwa | 82 | 31 | / |
| Kananguha | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kainhangwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanotengwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanangue | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kanongwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kanangui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanankwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaungongwa | 74 | 9 | / |
| Kaunongua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kan'gongwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konangui | 63 | 63 | / |
| Konangue | 63 | 21 | / |
| Konongwe | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kamôngua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kgonongwe | 59 | 4 | / |
| Canhangui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kounangui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Konongui | 50 | 22 | / |
| Konongbo | 50 | 21 | / |
| Cananque | 50 | 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
- 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 Kanangwa
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