Pangalas Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pangalas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pangalas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pangalas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pangalas is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangalas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pangalas live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Pangalas is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 840,343. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 95 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Pangalas
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