Kangiwa Surname
Approximately 823 people bear this surname
Kangiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 812 | 1:218,156 | 12,916 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kangiwa (191) may also be a first name.
Kangiwa Demographics
Kangiwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kangiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangiwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kangiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 421,345th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. Kangiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kangiwa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 657,437th most numerous given name globally, borne by 191 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 218,156. In Nigeria Kangiwa is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 62 percent are found, Kebbi, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Kangiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khangiwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kangaiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kangaihwa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Khangaiwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanjiwa | 86 | 767 | / |
| Kanguwa | 86 | 96 | / |
| Kangiba | 86 | 28 | / |
| Kanziwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kansiwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kamgiwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kangiva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katenguiwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanshiwa | 80 | 157 | / |
| Kangieva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kongaiwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kangewad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khangiwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanjiswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanguwo | 71 | 588 | / |
| Kanjiva | 71 | 50 | / |
| Konjiwa | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kanguva | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kansiba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cangewa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kongiva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanzewa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kansewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qangiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canguwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konguwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanciva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konziwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangyui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konciwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khonjiwa | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kamshiwa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kanzieva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kongewad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khonziwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cangaiba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanchewa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kangevad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canggewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanguvei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangiebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khansiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanguva | 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
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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 Kangiwa
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