Kirangwa Surname
Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname
Kirangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,177 | 1:33,168 | 4,439 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kirangwa (32) may also be a first name.
Kirangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirangwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kirangwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirangwa? popularity and diffusion
Kirangwa is the 317,282nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,170,657 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 32 people.
The last name Kirangwa is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 33,168. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Masaka District, where 21 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 12 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairangwa | 94 | 28 | / |
| Keirangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kiraing'wa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kurangwa | 88 | 351 | / |
| Kirongwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kirangwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cirangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chirangwa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kurangwah | 82 | 7 | / |
| Keirangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kayrangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurongwa | 75 | 67 | / |
| Kirongwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kirangui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirangwi | 71 | 170 | / |
| Chirangwe | 71 | 91 | / |
| Chirongwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kearongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurongwwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerongwe | 63 | 11 | / |
| Chirongwe | 59 | 502 | / |
| Quirangui | 59 | 6 | / |
| Quirangue | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chirangeevi | 53 | 8 | / |
| Ciranqui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kirangwa
- 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