Kangwenda Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kangwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia531:299,05516,868
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kangwenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangwenda is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kangwenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangwenda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwenda are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Kangwenda is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 299,055. In Zambia Kangwenda is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 92 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kang'wenda953/
Kankwenda89541/
Kangwende89135/
Kanguenda894/
Kankwende78266/
Kankuenda78239/
Kangwindi78133/
Canguenda784/
Kasingwindi7066/
Kankuende6737/
Canguende679/
Konguende674/
Kamkwinde561/

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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
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  • 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 Kangwenda
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