Kangwela Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kangwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kangwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kangwela is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwela are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagwela | 93 | 14 | / |
| Kanguela | 88 | 363 | / |
| Kangwele | 88 | 238 | / |
| Kangweli | 88 | 52 | / |
| Kangwala | 88 | 23 | / |
| Kamgwela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kangwila | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kang'welo | 82 | 73 | / |
| Kangw'ele | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kamngwele | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kangwello | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kakwela | 80 | 263 | / |
| Kagwila | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangkwalla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kankwala | 75 | 261 | / |
| Kanguala | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kamgwele | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kangwalo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kangwile | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanguele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Konkwela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khakwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konguela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kankuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kagbelah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangueli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kongwilai | 71 | 151 | / |
| Kongwalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khongwilat | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kakuela | 67 | 34 | / |
| Khongwilai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koguela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kakwila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kagbelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kongwailap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagbila | 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 Kangwela
- 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