Kavangu Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Kavangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 88 | 1:27,380 | 4,297 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kavangu (94) may also be a first name.
Kavangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kavangu occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Kavangu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavangu reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 94 people.
It is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 27,380. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Kavango East Region, where 90 percent live, Erongo Region, where 5 percent live and Kavango West Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Namibia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kawangu | 86 | 7,905 | / |
| Kavanau | 86 | 57 | / |
| Kavengu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kavanhu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kavaghu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawang'u | 80 | 285 | / |
| Kabangou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kawan'gu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kavanauh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kawangus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kajwangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawa'ngu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabanguu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawagu | 77 | 721 | / |
| Kawanu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kavonu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Cavanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kavagouth | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kavanauth | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kavoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavanauch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavahanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavanaudh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kevengu | 71 | 148 | / |
| Cavanus | 71 | 144 | / |
| Kawengu | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kawan'u | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kawanou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaswagu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kavagoe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koveanu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kavonus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cavanau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawaagu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawaggu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawagau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kovagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavannauth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavanoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabaggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cabangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawamgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavanuh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kawainui | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kahuanui | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kabong'u | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kavougou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kabeingu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cavanauh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavounus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kabongou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cavhanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavanuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawaguch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavanuch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kavangu
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