Thangwa Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thangwa (15) may also be a first name.

Thangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thangwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thangwa? popularity and diffusion

Thangwa is the 1,839,022nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Thangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Thangwa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Thangwa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya Thangwa is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 87 percent live, Kiambu County, where 4 percent live and Muranga County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thang'wa93126/
Thangw'a931/
Thangwat931/
Than'gwa931/
Thangwai931/
Tangwa923,004/
Tamngwa86396/
Tangwai8693/
Tangwah8656/
Taungwa8638/
Taingwa8630/
Thangua8622/
Thongwa8616/
Tangway8613/
Tangkwa8611/
Tanghwa864/
Tangwat862/
Taangwa862/
Tang'wa861/
Tangwas861/
Thankwa861/
Tangwad861/
Thongwai80192/
Tasingwa8022/
Thongwas8020/
Thongkwa8010/
Thongwah805/
Tahankwa803/
Tatengwa802/
Tamnngwa801/
Thongwad801/
Tangua771,983/
Tongwa77821/
Tankwa77752/
Tangba77221/
Tangwo77198/
Tamgwa7718/
Tangva771/
Thongwatt7511/
Thongkwoa759/
Thangkuha754/
Tanguay7113,723/
Tongwah71320/
Tangvah71111/
Tongway7163/
Tangbai7158/
Tanguai7147/
Tangkua7137/
Tongwat7134/
Tainkwa7123/
Tangwei7117/
Tangcua7117/
Tangbau7111/
Tongwai716/
Tangbay716/
Tankwai715/
Tanguah714/
Tong'wa714/
Tankwah714/
Tangvay713/
Tongkwa713/
Tangwoh713/
Tongwaa713/
Tangwou712/
Tanguoa712/
Tanguha712/
Teungwa712/
Tangwey712/
Tamnqwa712/
Toungwa711/
Theangkuha711/
Teankwa711/
Tonghwa711/
Tongwau711/
Thongva711/
Tamngua711/
Taingba711/
Tamgwai711/
Tanghua711/
Tongwad711/
Thongkua67158/
Thonguea6782/
Thankuea6771/
Tangkuha679/
Thonggua678/
Thongbah675/
Tangkuay675/
Teanguay671/
Thanghuo671/
Thongcua671/
Tangbhai671/
Teangbay671/
Taingbah671/
Tongkwap671/
Thongvas671/
Thongbaa671/
Tangguay671/

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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 Thangwa
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