Kanyongolo Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Kanyongolo Surname User-submission:
The Kanyongolo surname comes from the Tonga tribe, which is located in the Zambia (known as Chilenje), they also are found in the Tonga community of Chikwawa Chapananga Village of Malawi.
The Tonga tribe in Mozambique, closely related to the Lenge speaking community located at Nyembe tribe.
Read More About This SurnameKanyongolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kanyongolo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kanyongolo surname comes from the Tonga tribe, which is located in the Zambia (known as Chilenje), they also are found in the Tonga community of Chikwawa Chapananga Village of Malawi.
The Tonga tribe in Mozambique, closely related to the Lenge speaking community located at Nyembe tribe. They are also known in the Nyembe tribe as Lenge speaking.
According to the Nyembe, kanyongolo means a 'hunting rifle that uses powder', they are hunters. Similarly, the Malawian refers to the rifle as mulenje, synonymous with the name chilenje (in Malawi Chikwawa and Zambia Chilenje).
- kanyongoloKanyongolo Demographics
Average Kanyongolo Salary in
South Africa
R 1,000,210
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanyongolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyongolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyongolo is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyongolo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 453,475th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyongolo are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Beside Malawi Kanyongolo is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Kanyongolo Last Name Statistics demography
Kanyongolo earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 320.9% more than the national average, earning R 1,000,210 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyongola | 90 | 103 | / |
| Kanyogola | 84 | 8 | / |
| Kanjogolo | 84 | 4 | / |
| Kanjagolo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanhogola | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangala | 70 | 3,001 | / |
| Kanyangula | 70 | 5 | / |
| Kanyanolla | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanyagala | 63 | 51 | / |
| Kaniangala | 60 | 27 | / |
| Kanjangala | 60 | 16 | / |
| Kanyanalap | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kannenolla | 60 | 1 | / |
| Canianola | 53 | 1 | / |
| Konjagala | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kanjagala | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kanjanalap | 50 | 3 | / |
| Kanginalla | 50 | 1 | / |
| Caniagallo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canhangala | 50 | 1 | / |
| Konnengala | 50 | 1 | / |
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