Kavwanga Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kavwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4701:112,64210,843
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kavwanga Last Name Facts

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

Kavwanga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 643,972nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname Kavwanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavwanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 112,642. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 58 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 40 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khavwanga942/
Kafwanga88143/
Kavuanga8821/
Kabwangha8212/
Khabwanga825/
Kabwangga821/
Kafuanga7575/
Kabvango751/
Kabuhanga712/
Kabuangha711/
Kabvongo6336/
Kobwango631/
Kabuongo505/
Kabbongo501/

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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 Kavwanga
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