Chongwe Surname

204,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
Zambia6741:23,5162,524
Tanzania3041:174,15015,221
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Namibia201:120,4709,225
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chongwe (64) may also be a first name.

Chongwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chongwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 204,296th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,582,864 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongwe are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chongwe is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 64 people.

The surname Chongwe is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Chongwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chongwe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.37% less than the national average, earning R 189,240 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchongwe935,023/
Choongwe93334/
Chongwee9360/
Chongwei936/
Chongweh931/
Hongwe92113/
Chongw921/
Chong'wee881/
Shongwe8679,334/
Changwe8612,813/
Chongwa86348/
Hongwei86316/
Chungwe86302/
Chengwe86184/
Chongue86162/
Khongwe86142/
Hongwie8625/
Congwei869/
Chongve865/
Chomgwe861/
Chongwi861/
Hongwee861/
Jhongwe861/
Tshongwe801,184/
Chuungwe80456/
Choongwa80164/
Zhongwei8072/
Chengwei8049/
Changwei8026/
Tchangwe8023/
Chongway8018/
Choungue8017/
Hongwieh8016/
Chaungwe8011/
Chongwai8011/
Tchongue808/
Chungwei807/
Chaangwe807/
Chungwee804/
Tchongbe804/
Tchonkwe802/
Hongweha802/
Shonngwe802/
Schangwe801/
Cheengwe801/
Tchongwi801/
Chounkwe801/
Chengwee801/
Shosngwe801/
Shoungwe801/
Congweha801/
Chonghue801/
Zongwe779,853/
Songwe778,690/
Hungwe778,096/
Cangwe772,510/
Hongwa7770/
Hongue7741/
Hongbe7710/
Hongve778/
Hangwe775/
Changw774/
Congwa773/
Hongwi772/
Khongw772/
Tchaungwe75314/
Choengwai7591/
Tchoungue7586/
Chongkuea7576/
Tchounkwe7531/
Tchongoue7525/
Tchoungbe7524/
Chungwhee751/
Chatengwe751/
Chenghwee751/
Changkwea751/
Chongwaja751/
Houngue7112,445/
Chungwa711,504/
Houngbe711,116/
Shangwe711,041/
Changwa711,022/
Dzongwe71144/
Chungue71131/
Ciongwa71117/
Changue7183/
Shongwi7179/
Changwi7171/
Songwei7149/
Shongwa7139/
Chomgue7137/
Zongwei7114/
Chonque7114/
Changbe7112/
Chengwi7112/
Chongva7111/
Hongwai7111/
Hongkue718/
Shongue717/
Honngue714/
Shoncwe714/
Tsongwe713/
Shongbe713/
Congway712/
Hongvee712/
Hongque712/
Chamgwe712/
Chenkwe712/
Chungbe712/
Songweh712/
Sahngwe712/
Hongoue712/
Hunngwe711/
Honghwa711/
Songwea711/
Zhangwe711/
Houngve711/
Hungweh711/
Hohngue711/
Hoingue711/
Jongweh711/
Shomgwe711/
Tchoungoue711/
Canngwe711/
Chongui711/
Chongbi711/
Chankwe711/
Songwie711/
Shonqwe711/
Xhangwe711/
Chongvi711/
Hungwei711/
Hongbei711/
Zhangwei67337/
Tchangue67280/
Tshangwe67261/
Chaungwa67146/
Shang'we67134/
Chaangwa67119/
Changwai67103/
Tchomgue6788/
Tchankwe6755/
Khongwai6747/
Chuungwa6745/
Houngueh6740/
Changoue6736/
Shoongwa6736/
Tchamgwe6735/
Chonquet6735/
Tchomgwi6734/
Chongqui6729/
Shaachingwe6728/
Chongboi6726/
Tchangbe6722/
Houngoue6719/
Changkwi6715/
Hounguea6712/
Changbeh6711/
Chonkuea679/
Cheng'wi679/
Tshongwa675/
Chengvei675/
Shangwei675/
Shangw'e674/
Chonghui674/
Chonggui673/
Tchongui672/
Chuingwa672/
Shoungbe672/
Chongkui671/
Chang'wa671/
Chunghwa671/
Shaungwe671/
Tsonngwe671/
Choonkwa671/
Schangwa671/
Hounhgue671/
Tchomkwe671/
Tchonque671/
Tchangwi671/
Canngwee671/
Chonkwoi671/
Choumgue671/
Changwoy671/
Songkwee671/
Changbei671/
Changhwa671/
Chengkue671/
Chengque671/
Chengwai671/
Chengway671/
Chongbuy671/
Khongkue671/

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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 Chongwe
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