Kanguya Surname
Approximately 3,822 people bear this surname
Kanguya Surname Definition:
Kanguya is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: frail child.
Kanguya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,971 | 1:5,335 | 649 |
| DR Congo | 807 | 1:91,548 | 10,387 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanguya (302) may also be a first name.
Kanguya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kanguya is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: frail child.
Kanguya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: frail child.
Kanguya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanguya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanguya is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanguya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanguya is the 120,076th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,906,736 people. The surname Kanguya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanguya are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 506,891st most numerous first name in the world, held by 302 people.
The surname Kanguya is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,971 people, or 1 in 5,335. In Zambia Kanguya is most common in: North-Western Province, where 39 percent reside, Western Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
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