Karangwa Surname
Approximately 57,096 people bear this surname
Karangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 55,503 | 1:205 | 22 |
| Uganda | 1,030 | 1:37,902 | 4,884 |
| Tanzania | 242 | 1:218,767 | 18,242 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Belgium | 52 | 1:221,089 | 28,230 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karangwa (4,160) may also be a first name.
Karangwa Demographics
Karangwa Political Affiliation
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Karangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karangwa occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karangwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,864th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,637 people. Karangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karangwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,701st most frequent first name on earth, held by 4,160 people.
The last name is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is held by 55,503 people, or 1 in 205. Without taking into account Rwanda this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Karangwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Karangwa are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Karangwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 221.52% more than the national average, earning R 764,052 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning $35,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairangwa | 94 | 28 | / |
| Kaurangwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kkarangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kaarangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karangwah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karaingwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kayrangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karongwa | 88 | 49 | / |
| Karangua | 88 | 6 | / |
| Karangba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karangwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karankwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kearongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Keirangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kareingwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karongwe | 75 | 56 | / |
| Karangue | 75 | 18 | / |
| Karangui | 75 | 12 | / |
| Karonkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karanenggua | 74 | 3 | / |
| Caranguay | 71 | 1,496 | / |
| Keirangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korong'wa | 71 | 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
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- 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 Karangwa
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