Yangwe Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Yangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yangwe (15) may also be a first name.
Yangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yangwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,098,270th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yangwe are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Yangwe is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 91 percent are found, Geita Region, where 3 percent are found and Mara Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangwei | 92 | 180 | / |
| Yangwet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yangw | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yangue | 83 | 783 | / |
| Yangwa | 83 | 663 | / |
| Yangbe | 83 | 438 | / |
| Yongwe | 83 | 64 | / |
| Jangwe | 83 | 57 | / |
| Yangwi | 83 | 52 | / |
| Yankwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eangwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanyangwe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Yangoue | 77 | 172 | / |
| Ayongwe | 77 | 69 | / |
| Yangwai | 77 | 58 | / |
| Ihangwe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yongwei | 77 | 24 | / |
| Yamgwet | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yangque | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yongwet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yanguea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yanguei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaangwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyangwy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ijangwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoangue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiangwei | 71 | 41 | / |
| Yangouet | 71 | 26 | / |
| Aiyangbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayongwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Euyangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yatengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yonghwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jongwe | 67 | 5,856 | / |
| Yanque | 67 | 2,234 | / |
| Jangwa | 67 | 986 | / |
| Yongue | 67 | 763 | / |
| Yongwa | 67 | 579 | / |
| Yamngouet | 67 | 273 | / |
| Yangui | 67 | 259 | / |
| Yangbi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Yankwa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Yamgue | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jangue | 67 | 43 | / |
| Yonkwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yongbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yankwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yankue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iangbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iangue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yassengue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yongwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanyangwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhangw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis