Uhanga Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Uhanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uhanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania581:912,78644,301
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India141:54,790,384527,769
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Uhanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uhanga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uhanga is the 1,817,111th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Uhanga live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 912,786. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 98 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Uhanga exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouanga833,106/
Auanga83216/
Ihanga8341/
Uuanga831/
Ueangai77142/
Ihangha7765/
Gouanga7751/
Houanga7717/
Hauanga775/
Ouhango772/
Ujjanga771/
Ihaanga771/
Hihanga771/
Ouangaï771/
Uhanngoh711/
Ihangaha711/
Ouango6710,498/
Ihonga67263/
Ihango6724/
Ieanga671/

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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 Uhanga
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