Nangwale Surname
Approximately 3,026 people bear this surname
Nangwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,719 | 1:6,296 | 903 |
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nangwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nangwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nangwale is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nangwale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nangwale is the 146,496th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,408,310 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nangwale are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nangwale is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,719 people, or 1 in 6,296. Not including Malawi Nangwale is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nangwaale | 94 | 4 | / |
| Nangwal | 93 | 10 | / |
| Nangwala | 88 | 143 | / |
| Nangwali | 88 | 44 | / |
| Nankwale | 88 | 6 | / |
| Nongwale | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nangwele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngangwali | 82 | 27 | / |
| Nangwaala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nangbal | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nangual | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nongwele | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nangbali | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nankwali | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nankwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nangueal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nongwali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nongwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nankwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nangguali | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nongwehle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noungbale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngongwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnoung'wal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongballei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonkwali | 63 | 88 | / |
| Nomgwali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nonkwele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Noncwele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ñancual | 53 | 6 | / |
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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 Nangwale
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