Chongani Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Chongani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chongani (21) may also be a first name.
Chongani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chongani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chongani is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Chongani is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongani live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chongani is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 21 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe Chongani is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 63 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Chongani
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