Tangwa Surname

147,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,2131:9,3851,229
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Uganda601:650,65533,621
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tangwa (95) may also be a first name.

Tangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangwa is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,394th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,425,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tangwa reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 95 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,213 people, or 1 in 9,385. In Cameroon Tangwa is most common in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 18 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Tangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tangwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamngwa92396/
Thangwa92101/
Tangwai9293/
Tangwah9256/
Taungwa9238/
Taingwa9230/
Tangway9213/
Tangkwa9211/
Tanghwa924/
Taangwa922/
Tangwat922/
Tangwas921/
Tang'wa921/
Tangwad921/
Thang'wa86126/
Tasingwa8622/
Tatengwa862/
Thangwai861/
Than'gwa861/
Tamnngwa861/
Thangwat861/
Thangw'a861/
Tangua831,983/
Tongwa83821/
Tangwe83809/
Tankwa83752/
Tangba83221/
Tangwi83201/
Tangwo83198/
Tamgwa8318/
Tangva831/
Tanguay7713,723/
Thangwi77392/
Tongwah77320/
Thangwe77183/
Tangvah77111/
Tongway7763/
Tangbai7758/
Tanguai7747/
Tangkua7737/
Tongwat7734/
Tainkwa7723/
Thangua7722/
Tangcua7717/
Tangwei7717/
Thongwa7716/
Tangbau7711/
Tangbay776/
Tongwai776/
Tankwai775/
Tong'wa774/
Tanguah774/
Tankwah774/
Tangvay773/
Tongwaa773/
Tangweh773/
Tangwoh773/
Tongkwa773/
Tamnqwa772/
Tangwey772/
Teungwa772/
Tanguha772/
Tanguoa772/
Tangwie772/
Tangwou772/
Tonghwa771/
Tongwau771/
Tamngua771/
Taingba771/
Tamngwe771/
Toungwa771/
Tangkwe771/
Tamgwai771/
Tanghua771/
Tongwad771/
Thankwa771/
Teankwa771/
Thongwai71192/
Thongwas7120/
Thongkwa7110/
Tangkuha719/
Thongwah715/
Tangkuay715/
Tahankwa713/
Teanguay711/
Tangbhai711/
Teangbay711/
Taingbah711/
Tasingwe711/
Thongwad711/
Tongkwap711/
Tangguay711/
Tongba671,221/
Tongwe67797/
Tangui67792/
Tangue67630/
Tangbo67429/
Tangbe67337/
Tangbi6780/
Tankwe6755/
Tanguo6740/
Tongwo6739/
Tankwo6736/
Tonkwa6724/
Tamkwa6711/
Thongwatt6711/
Tongua6710/
Thongkwoa679/
Tankwi675/
Thangkuha674/
Tongwi673/
Tamgwe673/
Tamgwo673/
Tancua672/
Tamgua672/
Tangby671/
Tanengwei671/
Teamgwaih671/
Tankua671/

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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 Tangwa
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