Zangwa Surname

183,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9691:27,5153,519
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Zangwa (18) may also be a first name.

Zangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zangwa (Tibetan: བཟང་བ་) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zangwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,308th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,145,251 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zangwa are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zangwa is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,969 people, or 1 in 27,515. In South Africa Zangwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Zangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Zangwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.38% less than the national average, earning R 110,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaungwa9243/
Zangwai9237/
Dzangwa924/
Zangkwa921/
Zangwah921/
Ziangwa921/
Zhangwai861/
Sangwa8347,016/
Jangwa83986/
Zangba83271/
Zankwa8399/
Zongwa8361/
Zangua8356/
Zamgwa8343/
Zangwe8312/
Zangwo832/
Zangva831/
Cangwa831/
Changwa771,022/
Zangwio77486/
Sangwai77353/
Tsangwa77308/
Sang'wa77172/
Zangbay77111/
Zangbah7765/
Sangway7736/
Djangwa7733/
Zangbea7727/
Jangwad7726/
Zangwei7721/
Zongwai7719/
Zanguea776/
San'gwa775/
Zhangba775/
Jangwat773/
Dzongwa772/
Sangwaa772/
Dzangba772/
Sangwha772/
Saingwa771/
Saungwa771/
Jangwea771/
Dzangua771/
Dsangwa771/
Zhangwe771/
Saangwa771/
Jangwai771/
Zangwer770/
Zhangwei71337/
Sangeewa71292/
Chaungwa71146/
Chaangwa71119/
Changwai71103/
Tshangwa7196/
Zhanghua7178/
Tchangwa7167/
Zaingbay7156/
Zhangbai7138/
Saingwea7124/
Zhengwai712/
Changhwa711/
Jhangwat711/
Dzangbah711/
Sanghwaa711/
Zangguai711/
Zangbeah711/
Zahngbay711/
Zoningwa711/
Chang'wa711/
Zangui6711,886/
Zongwe679,853/
Zangue677,760/
Sankwa671,930/
Songwa67917/
Sangwe67480/
Zangbe67257/
Zongua67213/
Cangua67202/
Jongwa67182/
Jangua67138/
Zonkwa6782/
Zangbo6769/
Jangwe6757/
Sangwi6753/
Zongba6749/
Sangwo6719/
Sangva678/
Cangva674/
Congwa673/
Zongwo671/
Zankwe671/
Changkwea671/
Chahangwa671/
Ttchangwa671/
Zankua671/
Zangbé671/
Zangvi671/
Zamgwo671/
Zamkwa671/

Zangwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zangwa in the Tibetan language
བཟང་བ་zangwa-

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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 Zangwa
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