Nsangwe Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nsangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia891:178,08912,157
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Nsangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsangwe is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nsangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsangwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Nsangwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nsangwe reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 178,089. In Zambia Nsangwe is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 42 percent are found, Central Province, where 27 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsangwa861,316/
Nsongwe86188/
Nsangue86174/
Nzangwe8636/
Njangwe866/
Nsankwe862/
Nsangwi861/
N'Sangwa8027/
Njangwes808/
Nchangwe807/
Nsiangue802/
Nseingwe801/
Nsangoue801/
Nsongweh801/
Nsaingbe801/
Nzangwes801/
Njangkwe801/
Nshangwa801/
Nzangue71667/
Nzangbe71328/
Njongwe71201/
Nsongwa71195/
Nzongwe71144/
Njangue7150/
Nzangwa7118/
Nsankue7113/
Nsongue7112/
Nsonkwe7111/
Njankwe717/
Nsangui715/
Nsankwa712/
Nshangwoha711/
Ncankwe711/
Nsongwi711/
Nsankwi711/
Ndjangue67312/
Nchangwi67113/
Njongweh673/
Njongwet672/
N'Sangui672/
Nzangwai671/
Nzangbea671/
Njongkwe671/
N'Zangue671/
Ndjongwe671/
Nsangbui671/
Nsoungue671/
Nsomgweh671/
Nsohnkwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Nsangwe
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