Tsangwa Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955

Tsangwa (26) may also be a first name.

Tsangwa Last Name Facts

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

Tsangwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsangwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Tsangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsangwa are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent live, Kwale County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live.

Tsangwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshangwa9396/
Tsangwo8634/
Tsangwe862/
Tsangba862/
Tsongwa862/
Dsangwa861/
Tshangwe80261/
Tchangwa8067/
Tshangba8021/
Tshengwa8010/
Tshongwa805/
Tshangwi804/
Zangwa772,317/
Cangwa771/
Tshaingwe751/
Ttchangwa751/
Changwa711,022/
Tsangue71977/
Tsangui7175/
Zaungwa7143/
Zangwai7137/
Tsangbe7124/
Dzangwa714/
Tsongwe713/
Tsangbo713/
Zangkwa711/
Dsongwa711/
Tsankwo711/
Zangwah711/
Tsongba711/
Tsongua711/
Tshongwe671,184/
Chaungwa67146/
Chaangwa67119/
Changwai67103/
Tchangwe6723/
Tshongba6721/
Tchongwa6711/
Tchangwo672/
Chang'wa671/
Tsangoue671/
Tsonngwe671/
Tchamgwa671/
Tchangua671/
Tchangwi671/
Tchankwa671/
Tsang'be671/
Tsanghui671/
Changhwa671/
Tshangbo671/
Tshangue671/
Zhangwai671/

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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 Tsangwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis