Washanga Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Washanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 114 | 1:139,034 | 10,179 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Washanga (18) may also be a first name.
Washanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Washanga occurs most in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Washanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,658,108th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Washanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Washanga reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
Washanga is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 62 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found and Southern Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Washanga
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