Kwanga Surname

146,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname

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

Kwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
Kenya5111:90,3728,122
Tanzania4211:125,75211,844
Cameroon3871:53,6676,988
Uganda3311:117,94311,292
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Zambia1721:92,1517,541
Solomon Islands631:9,2071,553
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kwanga (225) may also be a first name.

Kwanga Last Name Facts

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

Kwanga is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,698th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,412,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwanga are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 599,828th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 225 people.

The last name Kwanga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Kwanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kwanga last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kwanga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.6% less than the national average, earning R 46,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwang'a9217/
Kwangha9216/
Kwainga9215/
Kgwanga9214/
Kwangga928/
Kkwanga926/
Khwanga924/
Kwangay922/
Kweanga921/
Kwanguea864/
Kwahanga861/
Kwanguha861/
Kwatenga861/
Kwanngai861/
Nkwuanga861/
Kwanghai861/
Kwasenga861/
Kwango83630/
Kuanga83545/
Kwange83544/
Gwanga83398/
Kwonga83353/
Kwangi83133/
Qwanga8387/
Cwanga833/
Nkuanga774,935/
Quwanga77704/
Ghwanga77189/
Ncwanga7756/
Kuangga7744/
Kwanghe779/
Kwangye778/
Kwangho777/
Nkwange776/
Nkwango775/
Ggwanga774/
Kwangee774/
Kuaanga773/
Kwangui772/
Kwanghi772/
Nqwanga772/
Gwangah771/
Nkwonga771/
Kwangoo771/
Kwangoh771/
Gqwanga771/
Kwangoy771/
Gwatenga7157/
Kwahange7134/
Nkwangoy7121/
Cwanggai7110/
Kwangher714/
Kwanghee712/
Gwasenga712/
Ng'wanga711/
Kweangge711/
Kwanguep711/
Gwangaya711/
Kwanghge711/
Kuanghai711/
Kwanghui711/
N'Kuanga711/
Gwanenga711/
Guanga676,370/
Gbanga672,551/
Kuango67265/
Gwange67175/
Kuonga67140/
Kuangi67118/
Cuanga6730/
Kwaningge6729/
Kwongo6723/
Kuange6720/
Gwango6711/
Kuamga679/
Quanga676/
Gwangi675/
Gwonga673/
Cwonga672/
Qwangi672/
Kwamgi671/
Kwonge671/
Kuangé671/
Kwajhngee671/

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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 Kwanga
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