Kangwony Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kangwony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangwony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5711:80,8757,459

Kangwony (115) may also be a first name.

Kangwony Last Name Facts

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

Kangwony is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangwony? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,062nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangwony are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kangwony is also the 873,022nd most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 115 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 80,875. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 96 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent live.

Kangwony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kangwony last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangkwony941/
Kankwony884/
Kongwony884/
Kangwany881/
Cahngwony821/
Kangwana751,439/
Kangwane7590/
Kangwani7531/
Kongwany751/
Kangwuna751/
Kang'wane715/
Khangwana712/
Kan'gwane711/
Ka'ngwane711/
Kangwange711/
Kang'wange676/

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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 Kangwony
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