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
Kavangu is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kavangu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavangu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kavangu is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavangu live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 94 people.
Kavangu is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 27,380. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 90 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 5 percent reside and Kavango West Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
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
- 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 Kavangu
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