Sangwa Surname

11,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Sangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo38,3221:1,928187
Rwanda6,8221:1,666397
Tanzania1,1041:47,9545,374
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
India611:12,574,842222,490
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Zambia451:352,22018,524
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sangwa (5,485) may also be a first name.

Sangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sangwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sangwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sangwa is the 11,943rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 155,001 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sangwa live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 90,686th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 5,485 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 38,322 people, or 1 in 1,928. Beside The DR Congo Sangwa occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Sangwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sangwa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sangwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,500 per year; in United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.94% less than the national average, earning $25,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shangwa923,445/
Sangwai92353/
Sang'wa92172/
Sangway9236/
Siangwa9216/
Samngwa9211/
San'gwa925/
Sangwaa922/
Sangwha922/
Saingwa921/
Saungwa921/
Ssangwa921/
Saangwa921/
Sangwas921/
Sangwoa921/
Sangeewa86292/
Sasingwa86110/
Saingwea8624/
Sangwais8620/
Samngwaa8612/
Shaangwa862/
Sangwaia861/
Schangwa861/
Shangwai861/
Sanghwaa861/
Sangwaya861/
Seangwad861/
Sangwach861/
Sangba835,467/
Zangwa832,317/
Sankwa831,930/
Jangwa83986/
Songwa83917/
Sangwe83480/
Sangua83461/
Samgwa83397/
Sangwi8353/
Sangwo8319/
Sangva838/
Xangwa837/
Shangwaya802/
Samngwaah801/
Shangwe771,041/
Changwa771,022/
Sangbay77173/
Sankwai77145/
Shangua77140/
Samgwaa77115/
Siankwa77107/
Shangba7766/
Siangwe7758/
Songwai7744/
Zaungwa7743/
Sangbai7742/
Shongwa7739/
Zangwai7737/
Sangvat7734/
Djangwa7733/
Sangvai7727/
Sangwej7727/
Jangwad7726/
Sanguad7713/
Sanghwi7711/
Seungwa7710/
Shangwi779/
Sangwoo779/
Sangkua779/
Sanggua777/
Sangwer777/
Sanguay777/
Sangbau775/
Shankwa773/
Songwah773/
Jangwat773/
Saingwe772/
Soungwa772/
Songkwa772/
Sanguea772/
Sahngwe772/
Sangwei772/
Shengwa772/
Sanghua772/
Saungwe771/
Jangwea771/
Song'wa771/
Songwea771/
Shangwo771/
Sayngba771/
Soongwa771/
Jangwai771/
Ziangwa771/
Zangwah771/
Saangba771/
Sangbea771/
Sangwie771/
Sangwou771/
Seingwa771/
Sanguas771/
Zangkwa771/
Sangvea771/
Sangkwe771/
Songway770/
Sangkuea71156/
Chaungwa71146/
Shang'we71134/
Chaangwa71119/
Changwai71103/
Siangcua7150/
Shoongwa7136/
Shengwai7129/
Shangbah7128/
Shangbai7124/
Changwad7119/
Soungwah7118/
Songwaja7113/
Sangguay7112/
Sanguaia7110/
Sanghuad719/
Songwaya716/
Seangbai716/
Shangwei715/
Shanghua714/
Shangw'e714/
Sangguad714/
Shaankwa714/
Samgwa'a713/
Sotyngwa713/
Sankwaya712/
Sangbeah712/
Sanguais711/
Sangvaai711/
Chang'wa711/
Schangwe711/
Shaungwe711/
Saingbah711/
Seangbay711/
Sangbahj711/
Sonengwa711/
Sheungwa711/
Samnguah711/
Sangkwit711/
Saningua711/
Samgwaah711/
Sangkwie711/
Sotingwa711/
Socengwa711/
Seanegwe711/
Sanghuat711/
Sangkwet711/
Zhangwai711/
Changhwa711/
Jhangwat711/
Seunghwa710/
Sangwist710/
Songwe678,690/
Sangbe672,026/
Sangui671,319/
Sangue671,155/
Songba67583/
Sangbi67340/
Sangbo67313/
Zangba67271/
Sankwe67214/
Cangua67202/
Sonkwa67197/
Sangve67187/
Jongwa67182/
Jangua67138/
Zankwa6799/
Sangvi6797/
Zongwa6761/
Sankua6760/
Zangua6756/
Songua6748/
Zamgwa6743/
Shaningua6739/
Songwi6727/
Sanguo6719/
Sangby6719/
Somgwa6719/
Songwo6710/
Xangwe674/
Cangva674/
Samgwe673/
Sanqua672/
Zangwo672/
Sankwi672/
Chahangwa671/
Sheungwai671/
Chasengwa671/
Zangva671/
Samkwa671/
Saunguhay671/
Sonqwa671/
Xongwa671/
Changkwea671/
Shangwich670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sangwa
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