Cognomen Karangwa (Karangwa 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Karangwa is habitual in Rwanda, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, where it is a rare surname, and Uganda. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. Also, Karangwa is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Karangwa | Uganda, Kenya, Belgium, Tanzania, Rwanda |
| chrysologue karangwa Rwandan politician, Senator in the second legislature of the Rwandan Senate, RW (b. 1940) |
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| jean-de-dieu karangwa (b. 1962) |
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| prosper karangwa Burundian basketball player, BI (b. 1978) |
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| désiré karangwa Doctorat Université de Namur 1988 |
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| evariste karangwa researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2168-4881) |
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| charles karangwa researcher |
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| john karangwa association football player, CD (b. 1985) |
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