Kanengwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanengwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanengwe Last Name Facts

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

Kanengwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanengwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Kanengwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanengwe live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kanengwe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kanengwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaniengwe941/
Kanengwa88201/
Kaningwe88137/
Kanengue884/
Kenengwe881/
Kaneengwa821/
Kenengue7578/
Kaninkwe7562/
Kaningwa7521/
Canengue755/
Kaningue752/
Koningwe751/
Konengbi6321/
Kaningui6311/
Koningue633/
Keningue631/
Cañengue631/
Canenquez5910/
Kauningua592/
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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 Kanengwe
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