Chongwa Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Chongwa (125) may also be a first name.

Chongwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chongwa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 804,502nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chongwa reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chongwa is also the 832,731st most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 125 people.

The surname Chongwa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Chongwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choongwa93164/
Chongway9318/
Chongwai9311/
Tchongwa9311/
Hongwa9270/
Congwa923/
Choengwai8891/
Tchoungwa8811/
Chongwaja881/
Chongwe862,034/
Chungwa861,504/
Chongwo861,087/
Changwa861,022/
Chengwa86146/
Ciongwa86117/
Shongwa8639/
Chongva8611/
Hongwai8611/
Congway862/
Hongwah862/
Xhongwa862/
Khongwa862/
Honghwa861/
Chongwi861/
Choongwe80334/
Chaungwa80146/
Chaangwa80119/
Changwai80103/
Tchangwa8067/
Chongwee8060/
Khongwai8047/
Chuungwa8045/
Cheengwa8045/
Shoongwa8036/
Changwad8019/
Chongwei806/
Chonghua806/
Tshongwa805/
Chungwat803/
Hongweha802/
Chuingwa802/
Chang'wa801/
Chaengwa801/
Chhongba801/
Chunghwa801/
Chungwah801/
Choonkwa801/
Schangwa801/
Hotengwa801/
Tchongba801/
Tchongua801/
Tchonkwa801/
Chongweh801/
Chongwoh801/
Changhwa801/
Chengwai801/
Chengway801/
Hungwa772,143/
Songwa77917/
Hangwa77801/
Hongwe77113/
Zongwa7761/
Hongba7719/
Hongva774/
Honkwa774/
Hongua774/
Hongwi772/
Cangwa771/
Congwo771/
Xongwa771/
Chongkuea7576/
Tchounkwa753/
Chanengwa752/
Changwaya752/
Choengvai752/
Chahangwa751/
Cheungwah751/
Chungkwai751/
Ttchangwa751/
Hachingwa751/
Chasengwa751/
Chong'wee751/
Changkwea751/
Cheengwah750/
Changwe7112,813/
Shangwa713,445/
Khungwa712,774/
Chankwa71338/
Hongwei71316/
Chungwe71302/
Chongue71162/
Khangwa71147/
Khongwe71142/
Chungua71121/
Changwi7171/
Juongwa7155/
Songwai7144/
Houngua7142/
Chachengwa7134/
Hangwaz7133/
Honghua7125/
Hongwie7125/
Zongwai7119/
Changua7112/
Changwo7112/
Hongbai7112/
Changba719/
Zhongua719/
Congwei719/
Chenkwa718/
Chongbo716/
Hunghwa716/
Chongve715/
Hangway715/
Hang'wa714/
Hangwah714/
Conghua714/
Chungba713/
Chungwo713/
Songwah713/
Chengua712/
Hungwai712/
Soungwa712/
Songkwa712/
Tsongwa712/
Dzongwa712/
Haungwa711/
Hongvah711/
Concway711/
Song'wa711/
Songwea711/
Chomgwe711/
Shongba711/
Hungwua711/
Humngwa711/
Soongwa711/
Huingwa711/
Houngba711/
Heungwa711/
Honguha711/
Dsongwa711/
Chongui711/
Chongbi711/
Hongwee711/
Hungwah711/
Jhongwe711/
Chengwo711/
Shongva711/
Shongwo711/
Chongvi711/
Jongwai711/
Hangwha711/
Songway710/
Chuungwe67456/
Hongcuay67123/
Zhonghua67108/
Tshangwa6796/
Zhongwei6772/
Chenghua6768/
Chengwei6749/
Csongvai6747/
Changhua6734/
Chongqui6729/
Chongboi6726/
Changwei6726/
Tshongba6721/
Tchongbo6721/
Csongvay6720/
Hanengwa6720/
Soungwah6718/
Choungue6717/
Hongwieh6716/
Changkwi6715/
Hounguea6712/
Chaungwe6711/
Chengkwo6710/
Khongkua6710/
Chonkuea679/
Chungwei677/
Chaangwe677/
Chunkwat677/
Chomkwah677/
Honghuad676/
Changwoo675/
Honghuat675/
Shongvah674/
Chonghui674/
Chungwee674/
Chunguay674/
Changbai673/
Chonggui673/
Sotyngwa673/
Chungwoo672/
Shaangwa672/
Tchangwo672/
Chuinkwa672/
Hasengwa672/
Chongkui671/
Changbah671/
Chaungua671/
Honghwot671/
Hangkwai671/
Sonengwa671/
Shangwai671/
Sheungwa671/
Tchamgwa671/
Tchangua671/
Tchankwa671/
Chonkwoi671/
Chounkwe671/
Chungkwo671/
Changuay671/
Chenkwah671/
Hoonkwap671/
Chongguo671/
Changwoy671/
Sotingwa671/
Socengwa671/
Zhangwai671/
Changvad671/
Chengkua671/
Chongbuy671/
Chonghue671/
Hongwoot671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chongwa
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