Kuhanwa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kuhanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kuhanwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuhanwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuhanwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kuhanwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhanwa? popularity and diffusion

Kuhanwa is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Kuhanwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kuhanwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania Kuhanwa is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 73 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Tanzania Kuhanwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouanwa864/
Kauhonwa8092/
Kouanwo7110/
Kuhonwo714/
Kouonwa712/
Khuawaj711/
Kihanua711/
Kouanwou671/
Kueanuay671/
Kuhambo5710/
Kouonwo573/
Kouamwo571/
Kouomwa571/
Kuiyamba53109/
Kouanbou531/
Kouanvou531/
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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 Kuhanwa
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