Sawanga Surname

339,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sawanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3891:118,7149,960
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sawanga (28) may also be a first name.

Sawanga Last Name Facts

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

Sawanga (Marathi: सवंग) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawanga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 339,783rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,735,255 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sawanga reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

The last name Sawanga is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 118,714. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Malawi, where 19 percent are found.

Sawanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sawanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawanga in the Marathi language
सवंगsavanga-

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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
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  • 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 Sawanga
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