Kanangwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kanangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanangwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanangwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kanangwe live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Kanangwe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kainhangwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanangwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kanangue | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kanongwe | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kanagwa | 80 | 568 | / |
| Kanakwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanague | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kan'gongwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanongwa | 75 | 631 | / |
| Khanagwa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Konangue | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kanangui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Konongwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanaggwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keinagwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanakwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainagwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kagnague | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanoghwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaunongwa | 71 | 107 | / |
| Kanhongwa | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kgonongwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kananguha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kahanagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanagui | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kanakwa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Konague | 67 | 11 | / |
| Canague | 67 | 5 | / |
| Konagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konagbe | 67 | 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 Kanangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis