Kachongo Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kachongo Surname Definition:

Kachongo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: killer of wild animals.

Kachongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7851:20,1912,242
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Kachongo (92) may also be a first name.

Kachongo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kachongo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: killer of wild animals.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kachongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kachongo is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 369,191st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachongo are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 20,191. In Zambia Kachongo is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 66 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zambia Kachongo is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Kachongo Last Name Statistics demography

Kachongo earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning R 246,648 per year.

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