Kanga Surname
Approximately 101,966 people bear this surname
Kanga Surname Definition:
Kanga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: (Prefix) A small person or a younger person. Eg Kanga John.
Kanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 52,993 | 1:435 | 51 |
| DR Congo | 17,431 | 1:4,238 | 486 |
| Congo | 11,097 | 1:450 | 64 |
| Angola | 6,902 | 1:3,910 | 570 |
| Tanzania | 2,670 | 1:19,828 | 2,520 |
| Cameroon | 2,529 | 1:8,212 | 1,068 |
| Kenya | 2,302 | 1:20,061 | 2,327 |
| Nigeria | 1,028 | 1:172,318 | 10,657 |
| Gabon | 960 | 1:1,968 | 332 |
| India | 497 | 1:1,543,391 | 57,577 |
| France | 451 | 1:147,279 | 22,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 354 | 1:23,033 | 2,519 |
| Zambia | 270 | 1:58,703 | 5,349 |
| Burkina Faso | 229 | 1:80,140 | 2,844 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Uganda | 199 | 1:196,177 | 15,854 |
| Turkey | 190 | 1:409,586 | 24,710 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 149 | 1:103,612 | 14,508 |
| Niger | 138 | 1:139,073 | 5,211 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Philippines | 95 | 1:1,065,666 | 88,850 |
| Liberia | 92 | 1:47,919 | 4,308 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Central African Republic | 36 | 1:125,428 | 35 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Japan | 23 | 1:5,558,448 | 40,460 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kanga (30,975) may also be a first name.
Kanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kanga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: (Prefix) A small person or a younger person. Eg Kanga John.
Kanga Demographics
Average Kanga Salary in
United States
$57,047 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanga (Arabic: كانجا, Hindi: कांगा, Marathi: कांगा, Oriya: କାା, Russian: Канга) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,551st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,470 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kanga are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanga is also the 27,235th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,975 people.
This last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 52,993 people, or 1 in 435. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 20 percent are found, Lacs District, where 18 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast Kanga is found in 79 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and The Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Kanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kanga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanga last name increased 3,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kanga surname is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kanga surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.58% less than the national average, earning 299,086 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,890 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.95% less than the national average, earning R 147,444 per year; in United States they earn 32.21% more than the national average, earning $57,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.45% more than the national average, earning $61,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanga in the Hindi language | ||
| कांगा | kanga | 88.57 |
| कंगा | kanga | 8.57 |
| कङा | kana | 2.86 |
| Kanga in the Marathi language | ||
| कांगा | kanga | 79.3 |
| कनगा | kanaga | 9.82 |
| कंगा | kanga | 4.56 |
| कानगा | kanaga | 2.81 |
| कान्गा | kan'ga | 2.11 |
| कणगा | kanaga | 0.35 |
| कांता | kanta | 0.35 |
| Kanga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାା | kaa | 73.12 |
| କା | ka | 12.9 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 4.3 |
| କଂଗ | kanga | 2.15 |
| କାଂଗା | kanga | 1.08 |
| ଯାନୀ | yani | 1.08 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 1.08 |
| କାନ୍ଗ | kan'ga | 1.08 |
| Kanga in the Russian language | ||
| Канга | kanga | - |
| Kanga in the Arabic language | ||
| كانجا | kanja | - |
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