Kayangwe Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kayangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda651:600,60431,967
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kayangwe Last Name Facts

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

Kayangwe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kayangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayangwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Kayangwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayangwe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kayangwe is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Kayangwe is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 25 percent live, Ibanda District, where 15 percent live and Gomba District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

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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 Kayangwe
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