Chalongwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chalongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chalongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalongwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalongwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalongwa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,584,992. In Zambia Chalongwa is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 40 percent live and Luapula Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchalongwa | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shalongwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chalangwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Calongua | 82 | 2 | / |
| Holongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Salongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalangwa | 78 | 414 | / |
| Chelangwa | 78 | 208 | / |
| Chalangwe | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shallangwa | 74 | 730 | / |
| Chellangwa | 74 | 15 | / |
| Halasingwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Salangwa | 71 | 472 | / |
| Solongwa | 71 | 81 | / |
| Zalangwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Halangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shallangwua | 70 | 2 | / |
| Shalllangwa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Khalangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalamgwa | 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 Chalongwa
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