Chilongwe Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia261:609,61224,798
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chilongwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilongwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilongwe reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 609,612. In Zambia Chilongwe is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 65 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live and Central Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

Chilongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Chilongwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.95% less than the national average, earning R 73,788 per year.

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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 Chilongwe
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