Sarangwa Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Sarangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 125 | 1:123,506 | 16,570 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sarangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarangwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarangwa? popularity and diffusion
Sarangwa is the 1,596,935th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarangwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 123,506. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 63 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarangwat | 94 | 54 | / |
| Sharangwa | 94 | 15 | / |
| Sarangua | 88 | 45 | / |
| Jarangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Charangwa | 82 | 685 | / |
| Sarangbai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saragba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Saragua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Serongwa | 75 | 158 | / |
| Sarragua | 75 | 71 | / |
| Sarangbe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Zarongwa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sarakwas | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sarangue | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sharagba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sarangui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sarangbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caranguay | 71 | 1,496 | / |
| Charongwa | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sarakwash | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sarraguas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarangoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayragbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaragba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zarakwa | 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 Sarangwa
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