Nangwe Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Nangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 328 | 1:119,022 | 11,368 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nangwe (13) may also be a first name.
Nangwe Demographics
Nangwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nangwe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nangwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nangwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 806,178th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nangwe reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda Nangwe is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 17 percent reside, Budaka District, where 16 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Nangwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nangwe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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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