Chirongwe Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Chirongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 501 | 1:30,815 | 4,747 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chirongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chirongwe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 614,324th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname Chirongwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirongwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 30,815. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 51 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirangwe | 89 | 91 | / |
| Chirongwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chirungwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zirongwe | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kirongwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chirangwi | 78 | 170 | / |
| Chirungwa | 78 | 161 | / |
| Chirangwa | 78 | 9 | / |
| Kerongwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hirongua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kirangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kirongwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hirungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cirangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirangeevi | 70 | 8 | / |
| Chirangeebi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dzirangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiroungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keirangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirang'w | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirangwa | 59 | 1,181 | / |
| Serongwa | 59 | 158 | / |
| Herangwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hirankuea | 56 | 828 | / |
| Kairangwa | 56 | 28 | / |
| Quirangue | 56 | 5 | / |
| Keirangwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kearongwa | 56 | 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 Chirongwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis