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 carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. 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 prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongani reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe Chongani is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 63 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Chongani occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
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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
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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 Chongani
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