Kiangwe Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

Kiangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kiangwe Last Name Facts

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

Kiangwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name Kiangwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiangwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kiangwe is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Other than The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihangwe93229/
Kiagwe921/
Kiehangwe882/
Kihanhgwe881/
Kihaangwe881/
Kiahangwe881/
Kyangwe862,755/
Kiongwe86524/
Kiangwi8670/
Kiangwa8662/
Kihagwe869/
Kijagwe861/
Kiangue861/
Kijangwa802,492/
Kajongwe80230/
Kihangwa8066/
Kayongwe8047/
Kihongwe8020/
Kehangwe8016/
Qiangwei8010/
Kiangkwa802/
Kyanghwe801/
Kihangingwe781/
Kiogwe77205/
Kyagwe779/
Kiague771/
Keagwe771/
Kiakwe771/
Chiangwei7530/
Kyahangwe751/
Kijang'wa751/
Kiangua71341/
Kyongwe71165/
Kyangwi717/
Kiomgwe715/
Kihagwa713/
Kyaggwe712/
Kayogwe712/
Kijagwa712/
Keangue711/
Kiongue711/
Kiongwa711/
Kiaygbe711/
Kyamgwe711/
Kehongwe67103/
Kayongwa6789/
Kajongwa674/
Qiongwei671/
Chiangwi671/
Chiangue671/
Kjanguey671/
Chiongwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiangwe
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