Jongwa Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Jongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 176 | 1:307,828 | 29,442 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Jongwa (16) may also be a first name.
Jongwa Demographics
Average Jongwa Salary in
South Africa
R 97,128
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jongwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jongwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jongwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jongwa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Jongwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Free State, where 26 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Jongwa Last Name Statistics demography
Jongwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.13% less than the national average, earning R 97,128 per year.
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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 Jongwa
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