Ushanga Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Ushanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ushanga (58) may also be a first name.
Ushanga Demographics
Ushanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ushanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ushanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ushanga (Marathi: उशंगा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ushanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ushanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ushanga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ushanga is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 45 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Ushanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ushanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ushanga in the Marathi language | ||
| उशंगा | usanga | - |
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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 Ushanga
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