Kangwe Surname
Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname
Kangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 527 | 1:140,189 | 14,872 |
| Tanzania | 364 | 1:145,444 | 13,279 |
| Namibia | 175 | 1:13,768 | 2,533 |
| Zambia | 82 | 1:193,292 | 12,826 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kangwe (88) may also be a first name.
Kangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kangwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,279th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,196,893 people. The surname Kangwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwe are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kangwe is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 88 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and Namibia, where 15 percent live.
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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 Kangwe
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