Kankwasa Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Kankwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 715 | 1:54,600 | 6,475 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kankwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kankwasa occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kankwasa is the 469,321st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankwasa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kankwasa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 54,600. In Uganda Kankwasa is mostly concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 19 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 10 percent live and Mubende District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Kankwasa is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankwatsa | 94 | 23 | / |
| Kankwassa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kankwasaa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kankwase | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kankwasi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kangwasa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kangwasha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kankwatse | 82 | 2 | / |
| Konkwatsa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kankwaise | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamkwasi | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kankwazi | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kangwesa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Konkwaso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konkwashi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kangwacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konguasa | 63 | 44 | / |
| Kangwazi | 63 | 14 | / |
| Kangweza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kangwazo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kongwacha | 59 | 476 | / |
| Kongguasa | 59 | 6 | / |
| Kongbase | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Kankwasa
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