Twanga Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Twanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Congo51:997,81917,129
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Twanga (36) may also be a first name.

Twanga Last Name Facts

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

Twanga occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twanga is the 1,710,039th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Twanga are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Twanga is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 36 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Twanga is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 84 percent reside, West Pokot County, where 7 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Twanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Twanga surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twang'a929/
Twangga921/
Twainga921/
Twasinga8613/
Twasenga864/
Twangi83602/
Twange83108/
Tuanga8390/
Dwanga8310/
Twango838/
Twonga831/
Twainggai802/
Twaisenga801/
Tuangga7746/
Twangye776/
Thuanga771/
Twanghi771/
Twaingi771/
Twangho771/
Twangje771/
Thwango771/
Twasenge7134/
Twanguye7114/
Tuaninga718/
Dwanggai713/
Tweingha711/
Twongo6795/
Dwango6783/
Tuange6777/
Dwonga6730/
Tuangi6723/
Duanga6721/
Tuasingha677/
Dwange672/
Tuango672/
Twonge671/

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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 Twanga
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