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
Kanga (Arabic: كانجا, Hindi: कांगा, Marathi: कांगा, Oriya: କାା, Russian: Канга) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,551st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 71,470 people. Kanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kanga reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,235th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 30,975 people.
The last name Kanga is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 52,993 people, or 1 in 435. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 20 percent reside, Lacs District, where 18 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and The Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Kanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kanga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanga last name rose 3,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kanga last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kanga surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.89% being registered with the political 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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