Pwanga Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Pwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pwanga occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pwanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pwanga is the 1,871,545th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pwanga are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Pwanga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwangai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pwaga | 91 | 152 | / |
| Pwana | 91 | 12 | / |
| Bwanga | 83 | 23,854 | / |
| Mpwaga | 83 | 869 | / |
| Mpwana | 83 | 67 | / |
| Puanga | 83 | 38 | / |
| Pwangi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pwanna | 83 | 9 | / |
| Pwatna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pwaina | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pwonga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwango | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwanah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpuanga | 77 | 127 | / |
| Bwangha | 77 | 32 | / |
| Pwangge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bwaanga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Puangad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwangah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwangai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfuanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwang'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpwagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwana | 73 | 12,438 | / |
| Puana | 73 | 644 | / |
| Bwaga | 73 | 191 | / |
| Pwano | 73 | 73 | / |
| Puaga | 73 | 31 | / |
| Vwaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwatenga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bwahanga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Puanghat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Puangnai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puaninga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buanga | 67 | 38,959 | / |
| Bwango | 67 | 987 | / |
| Vuanga | 67 | 580 | / |
| Bwaana | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mpwago | 67 | 120 | / |
| Bhwana | 67 | 105 | / |
| Bwangi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Bbanga | 67 | 92 | / |
| Bwange | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bwaina | 67 | 61 | / |
| Puaina | 67 | 44 | / |
| Puatingga | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bwaaga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Puangi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Puanna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puonga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mpuana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pwaney | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwaiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bwanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vwangi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwanai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwanau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwanah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwagga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanghatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puagay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ìpuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vvanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwauna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwagoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwange | 67 | 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 Pwanga
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