Sserwanga Surname

112,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sserwanga Surname User-submission:

Sserwanga comes from a Kiganda phenomenal se-ruwanga. These where ritual performers in The Buganda Kingdom. They used to call spirits and enthrone chiefs in the central region of Uganda. Seruwanga means 'chief priest'. The time came when they rebelled against the royal family after the introduction of totems.

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Sserwanga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,1221:9,4711,600
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sserwanga (14) may also be a first name.

Sserwanga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sserwanga comes from a Kiganda phenomenal se-ruwanga. These where ritual performers in The Buganda Kingdom. They used to call spirits and enthrone chiefs in the central region of Uganda. Seruwanga means 'chief priest'. The time came when they rebelled against the royal family after the introduction of totems. They refused to be allocated in a clan. Yet every clan had to have a chief priest to call spirits in times of worship. So they had to rebel completely and in every clan thy got their own Seruwanga (sserwanga). Today every totem in a clan is named sserwanga. It's a universal name in all clans. Its meaning is 'one who calls spirits'.

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Sserwanga Last Name Facts

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

Sserwanga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sserwanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sserwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sserwanga is the 112,030th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,760,702 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sserwanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,122 people, or 1 in 9,471. In Uganda Sserwanga is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serwanga941,414/
Sserwango893/
Sserwangi891/
Serwango822/
Serwonga821/
Serwangi821/
Serwange821/
Sarwanga821/
Serwangye781/
Sirwangha781/
Servange7113/
Sarvanga711/
Seruhango672/
Zeruhanga671/
Siervenga671/
Seeruangho631/
Sharuhanga631/
Sirwongot5646/
Cervanges562/
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