Kwanza Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

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

Kwanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6761:44,0815,360
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Angola491:550,8002,323
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kwanza (475) may also be a first name.

Kwanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwanza (Arabic: كونزا) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,358th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,884,619 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwanza reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kwanza is also the 390,402nd most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 475 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,676 people, or 1 in 44,081. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Angola, where 3 percent are found.

Kwanza Last Name Statistics demography

Kwanza earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $30,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwanzia9221/
Kwanzea9221/
Nkwanza926/
Kwanzaa926/
Khwanza921/
Kwaanza921/
Kwanhza921/
Kwanzaya8621/
Kwhanzai861/
Kwansa83788/
Kuanza83746/
Kwanzi83592/
Kwanja83549/
Gwanza83217/
Kwanze8372/
Kwanzo836/
Kwamza831/
Kwainezah801/
Kwahandza801/
Kwansah771,066/
Gwaunza77243/
Kwanjai77162/
Kwanzie77157/
Kwansai7752/
Kwandja7746/
Kwangia7729/
Kwantsa7720/
Kwancha776/
Khwanja774/
Kwansay772/
Kwanzeh771/
Nkuanza771/
Nkwansa771/
Kwansha771/
Kwancay771/
Khwansa771/
Khwansai71325/
Kwanchai7184/
Khwanjai7159/
Khwansay7111/
Nkwantsa715/
Kwansaha714/
Kwanchay712/
Kwaunjai711/
Ngwanzea711/
Kuanzaya711/
Kwasinja711/
Kwantcha711/
Kwahanze711/
Gwaunzah711/
K'Wanzou711/
Kwange67544/
Gbanza67511/
Kuanzi67206/
Kwanjo67160/
Kwangi67133/
Kuansa67108/
Kuonza6794/
Cuanza6740/
Kwanji6737/
Gwanja6732/
Kwanci6722/
Kwanchauy6722/
Kuanca6712/
Kwance6711/
Kwanje679/
Kuanzo676/
Guanza676/
Gwanzo676/
Kwansi675/
Gwanze673/
Kwansy673/
Gwanzi673/
Nkwantsha673/
Gwansa673/
Kwanso672/
Khwanshah672/
Nkgwantsa671/
Quanza671/
Gwonza671/
Kuanja671/

Kwanza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwanza in the Arabic language
كونزاkwnza-

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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 Kwanza
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