Kanongwa Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Kanongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanongwa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanongwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 516,587th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The last name Kanongwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanongwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kanongwa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaunongwa | 94 | 107 | / |
| Kanhongwa | 94 | 31 | / |
| Kanotengwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanungwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kanangwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kanongwe | 88 | 6 | / |
| Khaungongwa | 84 | 9 | / |
| Kongongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaunongua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kangangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kan'gongwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanungwe | 75 | 1,926 | / |
| Kanunkwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kanangwe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Konongwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kenangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanhungwe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kgonongwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kananguha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanunngwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainhangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konongui | 63 | 22 | / |
| Konongbo | 63 | 21 | / |
| Kanangue | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kanungui | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kanangui | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kamôngua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamhungwe | 59 | 75 | / |
| Konongbou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kounongui | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kounongbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Konhongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kognongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Konnongui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cangungua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Canhongui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kkonongbou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kounoungui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Konangui | 50 | 63 | / |
| Konangue | 50 | 21 | / |
| Kanankwo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanongwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis