Kengwa Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4411:36,7394,264
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Lebanon241:234,8789,056
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kengwa (198) may also be a first name.

Kengwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kengwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kengwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,808th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kengwa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 198 people.

The surname Kengwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,441 people, or 1 in 36,739. In Tanzania Kengwa is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Kengwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kengwa last name is primarily Alawite (92%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuengwa9265/
Kaengwa9259/
Kiengwa9221/
Kengwah9215/
Keng'wa921/
Kengwat921/
Kiengkwa861/
Qengwa83239/
Kengua83137/
Kingwa8361/
Kengwe8314/
Kengva834/
Kenkwa832/
Kengwi832/
Kemgwa832/
Kengwo831/
Kiengua771,068/
Kingwai77151/
Chengwa77146/
Kengkua77115/
Kingway7793/
Kenghua7732/
Keengwe7724/
Kengwih7715/
Kuingwa7713/
King'wa7711/
Hcengwa772/
Kingwaa772/
Kiengwe772/
Kengwee771/
Kiongwa771/
Kengkwo771/
Qengqwa771/
Kingwea771/
King'wai7165/
Cheengwa7145/
Kingkwai7121/
Kingw'aa715/
Chengway711/
Kingwaja711/
Kengbeah711/
Kenghwee711/
Kengwist711/
King'waa711/
Chengwai711/
Kengue677,487/
Kinkwa671,688/
Kenkwo67313/
Kingwe67150/
Kengui6729/
Kingwo6721/
Kenkua6721/
Kemgwe679/
Kingua676/
Kingwi673/
Kenkwe672/
Qungwa671/
Qingwa671/
Kenkwy671/
Kemgua671/
Kemkwa671/
Kenguo671/
Kenkwi671/
Cengua671/
Cheengwah670/

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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
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