Sangewa Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sangewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6091:121,31313,192
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Sangewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sangewa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sangewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 527,543rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sangewa live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 121,313. Not including The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 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 Sangewa
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