Nkwanga Surname

102,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,7541:10,3991,771
Zambia3091:51,2944,808
Tanzania2881:183,82515,940
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkwanga (47) may also be a first name.

Nkwanga Last Name Facts

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

Nkwanga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkwanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,489th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,585,628 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwanga are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name globally It is held by 47 people.

The last name Nkwanga is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,754 people, or 1 in 10,399. In Uganda Nkwanga is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 16 percent live, Bugiri District, where 12 percent live and Kamuli District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Nkwanga Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwanga earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwuanga931/
Nkuanga864,935/
Ngwanga861,132/
Ncwanga8656/
Nkwange866/
Nkwango865/
Nqwanga862/
Nkwonga861/
Nkwangoy8021/
Ngwangoa801/
Ng'wanga801/
N'Kuanga801/
Nkwangho801/
Ngqwanga801/
Ninkwango753/
Ngbanga712,667/
Nguanga71214/
Ngwango71164/
Nkuangi7141/
Ngwangi7124/
Ncwango717/
Ngwange716/
Nqwangi714/
Nkuange711/
Nkuango711/
Nkwasingui711/
Nkwongo711/
Nqwange711/
Ngwonga711/
Ngqwangi67558/
Ngcwango6718/
Nkwongho6712/
N'Guanga674/
Nghwangi671/
Nncwango671/
Nncwangi671/
Nqgwangi671/
Nqgwange671/
Nkwongep671/
Nkuangie671/
Ngwangoy671/
Ngwangou671/
Ngwangoh671/
Ngwangeh671/
N'Gbanga671/
Ngquanga671/
Ngqwange671/

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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 Nkwanga
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