Chidongo Surname
Approximately 514 people bear this surname
Chidongo Surname Definition:
Chidongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child of the soil.
Chidongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 310 | 1:49,801 | 7,589 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chidongo (334) may also be a first name.
Chidongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chidongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child of the soil.
Chidongo Demographics
Chidongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chidongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chidongo is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidongo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 603,653rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. Chidongo is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chidongo are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 334 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 49,801. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 45 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Chidongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidhongo | 94 | 15 | / |
| Chidong'o | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chiodongo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chidogo | 93 | 97 | / |
| Hidongo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chidong'oi | 89 | 194 | / |
| Haidongo | 88 | 23 | / |
| Chidonga | 88 | 21 | / |
| Chedongo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chidungo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chidango | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shidongo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cidono | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchidonou | 82 | 18 | / |
| Tshidongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaidongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chidhonga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gidongo | 80 | 2,894 | / |
| Kidongo | 80 | 94 | / |
| Zidongo | 80 | 65 | / |
| Sidongo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Hedongo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chidona | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jidongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuidono | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chido'ngha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chidanga | 75 | 458 | / |
| Chidunga | 75 | 428 | / |
| Kidhongo | 75 | 108 | / |
| Kidongoi | 75 | 80 | / |
| Chidouga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chidonna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaidongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gidoongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gidongoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kidongho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keidongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hidotnot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khidotnga | 71 | 94 | / |
| Hidago | 71 | 43 | / |
| Gidogo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chidhanga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kidong'oi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cedono | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hidona | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cidoño | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jidono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cidona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchidanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshidonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidhonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidaga | 67 | 141 | / |
| Hidanga | 67 | 93 | / |
| Chidana | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hidotna | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kedongo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zedongo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jidonou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sidango | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sedongo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kidonga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kidango | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sidonga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hidakgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cidonha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zidango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scidona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hidaugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hidañgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedogos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gidango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chedoga | 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Chidongo
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