Nangawa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nangawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nangawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nangawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nangawa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nangawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Nangawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Nangawa live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 87 percent live, Harare Province, where 7 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngangawa | 93 | 7 | / |
| Nangawai | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nanghajwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nangawe | 86 | 464 | / |
| Nangawi | 86 | 315 | / |
| Nangaba | 86 | 55 | / |
| Nangowa | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nangava | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nongawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanggewa | 80 | 301 | / |
| Nangavat | 80 | 174 | / |
| Gnangawe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nhangaba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngangawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nang'ewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nangabo | 71 | 2,185 | / |
| Nangabi | 71 | 1,996 | / |
| Nangoba | 71 | 142 | / |
| Nongaba | 71 | 65 | / |
| Nongava | 71 | 33 | / |
| Nangave | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nangavo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nangowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nangabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nongewa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nangavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nangowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangooba | 67 | 227 | / |
| Nhangave | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nnangabi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnangabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nangabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangaibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhangavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnangoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangasvi | 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 Nangawa
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