Kuhanga Surname

210,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kuhanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2571:1,917277
Tanzania5991:88,3838,935
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kuhanga (10) may also be a first name.

Kuhanga Last Name Facts

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

Kuhanga (Hindi: कुहंगा) occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuhanga is the 210,207th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,710,563 people. Kuhanga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuhanga are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kuhanga is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 1,257 people, or 1 in 1,917. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omaheke Region, where 43 percent live, Otjozondjupa Region, where 33 percent live and Khomas Region, where 22 percent live. Besides Namibia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihanga863,802/
Kouanga862,490/
Cuhanga8625/
Kuhonga866/
Kuhango861/
Kihang'a80113/
Kouangha8013/
Kauangah801/
Kouangaï801/
Kouangoa801/
Kihangah801/
Kouhounga759/
Kihang'ah754/
Kouatinga752/
Kouatenga751/
Kuyyangat751/
Kihonga71294/
Kuyonga71185/
Kouango71115/
Kihango71112/
Kouonga7159/
Couanga716/
Kujonga712/
Kihangá711/
Kuuonga711/
Kouangou67203/
Kihounga672/
Kuiyango671/
Kouatngo671/
Keuhongo671/
Kouhoungou5930/
Kihongo571,012/
Kauongo57392/
Quiânga571/
Kuyongo571/
Kihongoo539/
Kouongha531/
Kooeinga531/
Kihoungou501/

Kuhanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuhanga in the Hindi language
कुहंगाkuhanga66.67
कूहंगाkuhanga33.33

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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 Kuhanga
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