Kangawa Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Kangawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kangawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kangawa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangawa? popularity and diffusion
Kangawa is the 576,198th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname Kangawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kangawa live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanghawa | 93 | 30 | / |
| Kaungawa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Khangawa | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kangaiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kangahwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kangaihwa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Khangaiwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanghawah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kangowa | 86 | 241 | / |
| Kangawo | 86 | 111 | / |
| Kangawe | 86 | 37 | / |
| Kangawi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kangava | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kongawa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kangewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kassingawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kangaawo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kongaiwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kangaave | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kongaway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangawoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangaabo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangaabe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangasua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keungawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khangaeva | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kang'oswa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khongawat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounghawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khangavat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangawuhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongawi | 71 | 8,483 | / |
| Kangave | 71 | 1,062 | / |
| Kangova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kangavi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cangewa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kongowa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kongawo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kangowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kangowi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Congawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qangaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachingawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cangavad | 67 | 372 | / |
| Kanghave | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cangabai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kangieva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khengava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cangaiba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khangave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kangoswo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khangavi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kangabho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kkangave | 67 | 3 | / |
| Canggewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kang'abi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangavey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanghabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konghawo | 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 Kangawa
- 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