Pwangi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pwangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Pwangi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pwangi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwangi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Pwangi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Pwangi is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Pwangi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pwangi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pwangai922/
Pwani91322/
Pwagi914/
Pwanga8398/
Bwangi8396/
Pwanji8325/
Mpwagi8316/
Puangi8311/
Pwanis836/
Vwangi834/
Pwgani831/
Pwanni831/
Pwagoi831/
Mpwanyi7757/
Pwangge776/
Bwangni772/
Puangoi771/
Puangit771/
Bwangai771/
Pwaga73152/
Bwani73143/
Bwagi73134/
Puani7365/
Pwana7312/
Pvani739/
Pwane731/
Pwage731/
Pwany731/
Puangnoi71108/
Puangnui712/
Puangnai711/
Puanggit711/
Bwanga6723,854/
Vuangi67881/
Mpwage67788/
Buangi67203/
Pwanne67202/
Bwange6787/
Bwanzi6741/
Puanga6738/
Bwanyi6724/
Bwansi6717/
Puhani6716/
Pwanna679/
Bbangi678/
Pwaney676/
Bwongi674/
Bwanai674/
Bwaagi673/
Puansi672/
Pwaina672/
Bwanji672/
Bwgani671/
Vwagie671/
Mpuani671/
Bwaggi671/
Pwayne671/
Puaini671/
Bwanii671/
Pwonga671/
Puanji671/
Puagui671/
Vwange671/
Npwane671/
Bwhani671/

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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 Pwangi
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