Kawengo Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawengo Surname Definition:

Kawengo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: the spirit of a departed woman.

Kawengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3851:11,4441,317
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kawengo (726) may also be a first name.

Kawengo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kawengo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: the spirit of a departed woman.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kawengo Last Name Facts

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

Kawengo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kawengo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawengo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,601st most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,057,284 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawengo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,159th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 726 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 1,385 people, or 1 in 11,444. In Zambia Kawengo is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 64 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 15 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zambia Kawengo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawenggo9365/
Kaengo9224/
Kayengo86680/
Kajengo86659/
Kawenga86564/
Kawango86383/
Kawongo86221/
Kavengo869/
Kawingo865/
Kahwenga80104/
Khawongo801/
Kajiengo801/
Kyengo775,172/
Kaungo771,355/
Kaingo77638/
Kuengo77616/
Kaenga77330/
Keango77298/
Kiengo77186/
Keingo7734/
Keungo773/
Kayngo772/
Kawanga7123,075/
Kayongo7120,300/
Kawonga7120,241/
Kawinga713,516/
Kayenga713,157/
Kavenga71732/
Kiyengo71703/
Kayango71389/
Kayingo71351/
Kahungo71274/
Kayungo71252/
Kajongo71193/
Kouengo71173/
Kavingo71156/
Kajungo71120/
Kavango71104/
Kiyango7186/
Kajingo7151/
Kavongo7148/
Koyango7139/
Kajenga7118/
Kuengou7118/
Keengho7113/
Kowingo7110/
Kevengo716/
Kajango715/
Kijengo714/
Kaaingo714/
Kaennga714/
Kowenga714/
Kaiango713/
Khaingo712/
Kijango712/
Hkyengo711/
Keungou711/
Keyango711/
Keingoa711/
Keingos711/
Khiengo711/
Khayngo711/
Kaing'o711/
Kaingho711/
Kaingos711/
Kojango711/
Kuiango711/
Kyengoh711/
Koyengo711/
Kowongo711/
Kehango711/
Khawanga67536/
Khayongo67307/
Kavhenga67153/
Kaiwanga67106/
Kajwanga6792/
Kouiango6743/
Kavyongo6727/
Kautingo6727/
Khayingo6723/
Kayungot6716/
Kaveinga6712/
Kaheenga6711/
Koutengo6710/
Kiyangou679/
Kayongot677/
Kaviongo675/
Kautenga674/
Kayoongo673/
Kaihongo672/
Kawonnga671/
Kawang'a671/
Keuhongo671/
Khaingoi671/
Keyingou671/
Kavaingo671/
Kawongah671/
Kawaanga671/
Kayomngo671/
Kayongoo671/
Kayeenga671/
Khayenga671/
Kahyango671/
Kaihango671/
Kajungou671/
Kaboingo671/
Kkawanga671/
Kaawanga671/
Khavango671/
Kawing'a671/
Kayangoh671/

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