Kulangwa Surname
Approximately 806 people bear this surname
Kulangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 661 | 1:80,093 | 8,230 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kulangwa (126) may also be a first name.
Kulangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulangwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 428,270th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. The last name Kulangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kulangwa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kulangwa is also the 829,183rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 126 people.
The last name Kulangwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 80,093. In Tanzania Kulangwa is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 36 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuslangwad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kilangwa | 88 | 2,480 | / |
| Kulankwa | 88 | 157 | / |
| Kulongwa | 88 | 62 | / |
| Kolangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kulong'wa | 82 | 15 | / |
| Kilyangwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Koulangwei | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kuslangvad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kilongwa | 75 | 397 | / |
| Kulongwe | 75 | 157 | / |
| Kilankwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolongwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Koulangue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaulongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolongwe | 63 | 52 | / |
| Kilongua | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kilankwo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kolangue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koulongbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kolongwoi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kolongue | 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 Kulangwa
- 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