Kangahi Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kangahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,2451:59,3417,086
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Zambia581:273,27515,977
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kangahi (73) may also be a first name.

Kangahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangahi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kangahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kangahi is the 279,970th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. The last name Kangahi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangahi are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 73 people.

Kangahi is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,245 people, or 1 in 59,341. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.

Kangahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kangahi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kang'ahi93124/
Khangahi935/
Khanghahi88642/
Khang'ahi885/
Cangahi869/
Kangahe862/
Kongahi862/
Khangaei807/
Kanghaei801/
Kangae7740/
Kangei7737/
Khanghaei751/
Khangauoi751/
Kanghae714,520/
Kangoua7128/
Qangohi718/
Keangei714/
Kongohi712/
Kangoui712/
Khangae712/
Cangohi711/
Kongoai711/
Kangheu711/
Kange'i711/
Kongaei711/
Kaingae711/
Khaengae67184/
Khanghae676/
Konghooi671/

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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
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  • 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 Kangahi
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