Kangwanda Surname
Approximately 1,932 people bear this surname
Kangwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,516 | 1:10,455 | 1,203 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kangwanda (351) may also be a first name.
Kangwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangwanda occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangwanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 213,109th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,772,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwanda are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kangwanda is also the 465,148th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 351 people.
Kangwanda is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,516 people, or 1 in 10,455. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 50 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 15 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kang'wanda | 95 | 24 | / |
| Katingwanda | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kankwanda | 89 | 256 | / |
| Kanguanda | 89 | 56 | / |
| Kangwandi | 89 | 22 | / |
| Kangbanda | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kangwande | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kangwamda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kasing'wanda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangwandet | 84 | 20 | / |
| Kangwandej | 84 | 11 | / |
| Kangwandee | 84 | 3 | / |
| Kangwandech | 80 | 2 | / |
| Canguanda | 78 | 10 | / |
| Kamkwanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kankuanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khongwandi | 74 | 119 | / |
| Khongwandee | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kongbandi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kankuande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongbande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konghuandi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kongkuamdee | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khoonkwamdi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Koonkwamdee | 50 | 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 Kangwanda
- 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