Kangonde Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kangonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1131:140,26510,259
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kangonde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangonde is most common in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangonde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Kangonde occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kangonde live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kangonde is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 140,265. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 76 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kangonde
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