Kwehangana Surname
Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname
Kwehangana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,131 | 1:18,320 | 2,771 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kwehangana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwehangana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwehangana is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kwehangana.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwehangana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 196,487th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwehangana are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kwehangana is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,131 people, or 1 in 18,320. In Uganda Kwehangana is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 14 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 12 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwehangaana | 95 | 24 | / |
| Nkwehangana | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kwehanganaa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kwehhangana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kweehangaana | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwihangana | 90 | 597 | / |
| Kweyangana | 90 | 3 | / |
| Gwehangana | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kweyanganga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kwihangaana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkwihangana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kweyingana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwayingana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qweyingana | 70 | 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 Kwehangana
- 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