Palangwa Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Palangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 249 | 1:63,654 | 5,679 |
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Palangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palangwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palangwa? popularity and diffusion
Palangwa is the 553,576th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Palangwa reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Palangwa is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 63,654. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 26 percent are found. Barring Zambia Palangwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phalangwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Palangba | 88 | 55 | / |
| Palangwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Palaingwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Palangvah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palangue | 75 | 131 | / |
| Pheelangwah | 74 | 5 | / |
| Pallangue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pallanguii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palanque | 63 | 909 | / |
| Palongue | 63 | 2 | / |
| Polangui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Polongba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Palanques | 59 | 551 | / |
| Palanquet | 59 | 50 | / |
| Palanqués | 59 | 2 | / |
| Palanquer | 59 | 2 | / |
| Palanquez | 59 | 1 | / |
| Phalongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pallanque | 59 | 1 | / |
| Palanquey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Polanque | 50 | 1 | / |
| Polanqui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Palangwa
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