Kengwa Surname
Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname
Kengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,441 | 1:36,739 | 4,264 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1:234,878 | 9,056 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kengwa (198) may also be a first name.
Kengwa Demographics
Kengwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kengwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kengwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 243,808th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,457,215 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kengwa are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 198 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,441 people, or 1 in 36,739. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Kengwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kengwa last name is primarily Alawite (92%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuengwa | 92 | 65 | / |
| Kaengwa | 92 | 59 | / |
| Kiengwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kengwah | 92 | 15 | / |
| Keng'wa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kengwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiengkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qengwa | 83 | 239 | / |
| Kengua | 83 | 137 | / |
| Kingwa | 83 | 61 | / |
| Kengwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kengva | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kenkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kengwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kemgwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kengwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiengua | 77 | 1,068 | / |
| Kingwai | 77 | 151 | / |
| Chengwa | 77 | 146 | / |
| Kengkua | 77 | 115 | / |
| Kingway | 77 | 93 | / |
| Kenghua | 77 | 32 | / |
| Keengwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kengwih | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kuingwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| King'wa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hcengwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kingwaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiengwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kengwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kengkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qengqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kingwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| King'wai | 71 | 65 | / |
| Cheengwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kingkwai | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kingw'aa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chengway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengbeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenghwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengwist | 71 | 1 | / |
| King'waa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chengwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengue | 67 | 7,487 | / |
| Kinkwa | 67 | 1,688 | / |
| Kenkwo | 67 | 313 | / |
| Kingwe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kengui | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kingwo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kenkua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kemgwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kingua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kingwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kenkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenkwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cengua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheengwah | 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 Kengwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis