Nangwe Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3281:119,02211,368
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nangwe (13) may also be a first name.

Nangwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nangwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nangwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. Nangwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nangwe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nangwe is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda Nangwe is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 17 percent are found, Budaka District, where 16 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Uganda Nangwe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Nangwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nangwej924/
Naungwe923/
Naangwe922/
Nanngwe922/
Nahngwe921/
Nangwey921/
Natingwe869/
Nahangwe867/
Nanyngwe862/
Ngnangwe862/
Nangwech861/
Nganggwe861/
Ngangkwe861/
Nangbe832,676/
Nangue831,720/
Nongwe831,620/
Nangwa83897/
Nangwi8361/
Nankwe835/
Namgwe831/
Nachengwe809/
Ngnangkwe801/
Nachingwe801/
Naingue771,972/
Gnangue77407/
Nangwai7729/
Nhongwe7720/
Naingwa7710/
Ngangwi779/
Nhangue777/
Nangoue776/
Nangeew775/
Nnangue774/
Nangbea774/
Naangue772/
Nangbey771/
Ngancwe771/
Nanggue771/
Nanguej771/
Nangwoi771/
Nankwey771/
Nangkwa771/
Naingve771/
Nahngue771/
Neangwa771/
Nongwei771/
Natingue717,419/
Ngankwey71123/
Nainggue7136/
Nahngbeh716/
Natengue712/
Nganghue712/
Naningue712/
Nahangwa712/
Naingwai711/
Nangwaja711/
Nanengue711/
Nainhgue711/
Neangoue711/
Ngoungwe711/
Ngongweh711/
Ngnangue711/
Ngaangue711/
Nnankwee711/
Nongwa672,445/
Nangui671,363/
Nonkwe67256/
Nongbe67247/
Nanque67138/
Nankwa6736/
Nongue6726/
Nhanengue6710/
Nangeewai676/
Nhaningue674/
Nankue673/
Nangbi673/
Nachingue672/
Nankwi672/
Nanggeewa671/
Naingkoue671/
Namgwi671/
Nongve671/
Nongwi671/
Nangvi671/
Ngangqueh671/
Gnongwhey671/
Nomgwe671/

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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 Nangwe
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