Kangu Surname
Approximately 5,260 people bear this surname
Kangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,278 | 1:32,432 | 4,032 |
| Kenya | 1,393 | 1:33,151 | 3,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 435 | 1:18,744 | 1,904 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 256 | 1:206,803 | 17,522 |
| India | 245 | 1:3,130,879 | 92,461 |
| Zambia | 114 | 1:139,034 | 10,179 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kangu (959) may also be a first name.
Kangu Demographics
Kangu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangu (Bengali: কংজু, Hindi: कंगू, Marathi: कंगु, Oriya: କାୁ, Russian: Кангу) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,027th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,385,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kangu reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kangu is also the 260,558th most widely held first name globally, held by 959 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,278 people, or 1 in 32,432. Beside The DR Congo Kangu occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Kangu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangu in the Bengali language | ||
| কংজু | kanju | - |
| Kangu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୁ | kau | 40.82 |
| କାୁମାଝୀ | kaumajhi | 38.78 |
| କାଂଗୁ | kangu | 10.2 |
| କାୂ | kau | 6.12 |
| ଜାଣୁଗୁ | janugu | 2.04 |
| ଡରୁ | daru | 2.04 |
| Kangu in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगू | kangu | 38.89 |
| कांगू | kangu | 22.22 |
| कन्गू | kan'gu | 16.67 |
| कांगु | kangu | 11.11 |
| कंगु | kangu | 5.56 |
| कनगू | kanagu | 5.56 |
| Kangu in the Marathi language | ||
| कंगु | kangu | 35.48 |
| कनगु | kanagu | 19.35 |
| कांगु | kangu | 19.35 |
| कंगू | kangu | 16.13 |
| कन्गु | kan'gu | 6.45 |
| कांगू | kangu | 3.23 |
| Kangu in the Russian language | ||
| Кангу | kangu | - |
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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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- 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 Kangu
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