Kengewa Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kengewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kengewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kengewa Last Name Facts

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

Kengewa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kengewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kengewa? popularity and diffusion

Kengewa is the 1,620,164th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kengewa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenewa92119/
Kenzewa86178/
Kenewai8669/
Keanewa864/
Kenewah863/
Keneway862/
Kengawa861/
Chengewa802/
Kuengiwa801/
Kengeeva801/
Kenchewa801/
Keneva77107/
Kenywa776/
Kinewa774/
Keniwa772/
Kenewo771/
Keneeva71149/
Kengava7155/
Kinewad7140/
Kenewei7112/
Kenyeva719/
Kinyewa715/
Kinewua714/
Kinewai714/
Kingeva714/
Kenieva712/
Keneaba711/
Kingawa711/
Kenheba711/
Kenziwa711/
Kenjiwa711/
Kencebay6755/
Kenzeeva6754/
Kenjeeva6747/
Kenzheva6746/
Ketniwat6717/
Kengeuep6716/
Chengiwa677/
Kinguewe674/
Kencheva673/
Kensheva672/
Kenichwa671/
Cheneway671/
Cenggiwa671/
Kinggawa671/
Kengavau671/
Ceneaway670/
Keneavey670/

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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 Kengewa
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