Kangwazi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kangwazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kangwazi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kangwazi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kangwazi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kangwazi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kangwazi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangwazi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwazi live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Kangwazi is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankwazi8813/
Kangwezi886/
Kangwaji881/
Kangwagi881/
Kang'wezi824/
Kakwazi804/
Kagwaza802/
Kagwaci801/
Kagwagi801/
Kangwaje7512/
Kangwage757/
Kankwezi757/
Kankwasi756/
Kancwezi751/
Kangwasa751/
Kangwasha714/
Kangwajje712/
Kangbouzi711/
Kankwaise711/
Kakwasi6712/
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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 Kangwazi
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