Kwango Surname
Approximately 630 people bear this surname
Kwango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| Cameroon | 111 | 1:187,109 | 19,561 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwango (72) may also be a first name.
Kwango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwango is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwango? popularity and diffusion
Kwango is the 517,348th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. Kwango occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwango reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kwango is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 72 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 148,055. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwangho | 92 | 7 | / |
| Nkwango | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kwangoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwangoy | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kwanga | 83 | 3,021 | / |
| Kuango | 83 | 265 | / |
| Kwongo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gwango | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ngwango | 77 | 164 | / |
| Kwang'a | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kwangha | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kwainga | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kgwanga | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kwangga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ncwango | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kkwanga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khwanga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkwongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuhango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwangho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwango | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nkwongho | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kuamngot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nncwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwatenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwahanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbango | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Kuanga | 67 | 545 | / |
| Gwanga | 67 | 398 | / |
| Kwonga | 67 | 353 | / |
| Qwanga | 67 | 87 | / |
| Cuango | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kuongo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Guango | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gwongo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quango | 67 | 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 Kwango
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