Kwingwa Surname
Approximately 661 people bear this surname
Kwingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 637 | 1:83,111 | 8,494 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kwingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwingwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwingwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwingwa is the 498,439th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwingwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kwingwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 83,111. In Tanzania Kwingwa is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 68 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwingwa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Nkwingwah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwengwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kwingwi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kuingwa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nkuingwa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nkwinkwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwiongwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwengwah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwingkweh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuengwa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kwengwe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gwingwi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwenkwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwingue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwinkwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwengwaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwengba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwengwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgwengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuengwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwengwo | 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 Kwingwa
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