Kangwaya Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Kangwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kangwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kangwaya is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kangwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kangwaya is the 1,894,523rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Kangwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwaya live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kangwaya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Kangwaya is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 99 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Kangwaya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangwaa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kangwiya | 88 | 178 | / |
| Kangw'aa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kangwaha | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kangwayi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kangbaya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kan'gwaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kang'waa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kankwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaangwaha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanguay | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kangwai | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kangbay | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kagwaja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kangwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kongwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangweja | 75 | 1,437 | / |
| Kongweya | 75 | 118 | / |
| Kangbaye | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kongwaja | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kangwaje | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kongwaha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kanguayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanguaye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kangwaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangwoha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangweye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangwajje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khongwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanguey | 67 | 1,183 | / |
| Kangwej | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kongwai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kangwei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kanguai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cangbay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Congway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kongwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangwui | 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 Kangwaya
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