Chongolo Surname

177,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chongolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chongolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2611:23,4152,883
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Chongolo Last Name Facts

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

Chongolo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongolo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,433rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,022,624 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chongolo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,261 people, or 1 in 23,415. In Tanzania Chongolo is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 54 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 28 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Chongolo Last Name Statistics demography

Chongolo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.75% less than the national average, earning R 86,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchongolo9449/
Chongollo942/
Choongolo941/
Congolo9315,546/
Hongolo9349/
Chogolo9343/
Chongola885,730/
Khongolo881,064/
Shongolo88588/
Chogolou88149/
Congollo8833/
Congolio8818/
Changolo8813/
Ciongolo885/
Chokgolo884/
Chongelo881/
Hogolo867/
Honolo861/
Conolo861/
Tshongolo82133/
Chongotla829/
Tchongola827/
Chogoulou822/
Houngolou822/
Choongola821/
Congoulou821/
Shongollo821/
Songolo808,158/
Jongolo801,769/
Khogolo80235/
Zongolo80183/
Hongola8097/
Hangolo8094/
Cangolo8036/
Chogola8021/
Congola8017/
Chanolo802/
Honolio802/
Congalo802/
Hongalo802/
Honolos801/
Hongulo801/
Khonolo801/
Xongolo801/
Chongela75774/
Chongala75597/
Shongola75279/
Changulo75160/
Shangolo75141/
Chungulo75138/
Hounholo7583/
Zongoolo7568/
Chengola7550/
Chengelo7543/
Tsongolo7533/
Changelo7518/
Songgolo7518/
Siongolo7515/
Chokgola7514/
Honguloo7513/
Dzongolo7511/
Connoloy759/
Khongola758/
Changalo754/
Hunggolo754/
Soungolo753/
Sgongolo753/
Changola752/
Chogolla752/
Chogolya751/
Chagoloa751/
Hungolio751/
Haangolo751/
Johngolo751/
Zongoloi751/
Houngalo751/
Khangolo751/
Ssongolo751/
Connollo751/
Shomgolo751/
Tchoungoula742/
Canolo71194/
Jogolo71114/
Hagolo7183/
Houngnalo7130/
Choongela7128/
Chongulia7117/
Connolloy7112/
Hogola7111/
Zonolo719/
Hounhoulo718/
Chonnolla717/
Hanolo716/
Jonolo716/
Chengolla714/
Honola714/
Changoola713/
Changolla712/
Tshongola712/
Changoula712/
Zoungoulo711/
Soungollo711/
Tchangola711/
Chongnala711/
Coñolo711/
Changallo711/
Conalo711/
Counolloy710/
Conola710/
Hungulo673,749/
Songola671,180/
Honhalo67733/
Zongola67493/
Sangolo67280/
Hangalo67268/
Connola67129/
Jongola67112/
Cannolo6762/
Schongalla6750/
Chagalo6744/
Conallo6728/
Cangola6723/
Jangolo6721/
Songalo6718/
Chogala6713/
Khonalo6712/
Hatnolo6711/
Hanoloy679/
Cangalo674/
Joggolo674/
Hongula674/
Zongalo674/
Changalloy673/
Chonala673/
Hounhoulou673/
Chagola672/
Hangola672/
Jongulo672/
Canollo672/
Soungoulou672/
Zoungoulou672/
Honolat671/
Hognola671/
Congala671/
Jogoolo671/
Zangolo671/
Tchangalos671/
Tchangoola671/
Hannolo671/
Hangulo671/
Chanola671/
Changallou671/
Hognalo671/
Hanolio671/
Hungalo671/
Honhola671/

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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 Chongolo
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