Kyangwa Surname
Approximately 999 people bear this surname
Kyangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 518 | 1:75,365 | 8,231 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kyangwa (38) may also be a first name.
Kyangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kyangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kyangwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kyangwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 361,972nd most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyangwa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kyangwa is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 38 people.
The surname Kyangwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 75,365. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Luuka District, where 27 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 20 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyatengwa | 88 | 50 | / |
| Kiangwa | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kyongwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kyangua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kijangwa | 80 | 2,492 | / |
| Kayongwa | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kihangwa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Kajongwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kiangkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koyongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiatengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kyounghwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kijang'wa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiangua | 71 | 341 | / |
| Kiongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiangwa | 67 | 495 | / |
| Kehongwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cijangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiangkwa | 63 | 60 | / |
| Khiankwai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiamnguat | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chijangwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kyankuo | 57 | 34 | / |
| Qiangba | 57 | 27 | / |
| Qiangwei | 53 | 10 | / |
| Qianghua | 53 | 5 | / |
| Cheongwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kjanguey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Keankuah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Qiangbai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chiangwei | 50 | 30 | / |
| Cheonghwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chijongwa | 50 | 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 Kyangwa
- 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