Chizongo Surname
Approximately 874 people bear this surname
Chizongo Surname Definition:
Chizongo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: basket.
Chizongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 863 | 1:18,366 | 2,059 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chizongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chizongo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: basket.
Chizongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chizongo is most common in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chizongo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 401,796th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. Chizongo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizongo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 18,366. In Zambia Chizongo is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 62 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Western Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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