Karonga Surname
Approximately 4,794 people bear this surname
Karonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,404 | 1:4,535 | 418 |
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Karonga (232) may also be a first name.
Karonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karonga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻭﻧﻜﺎ, Hindi: करोङा) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karonga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,850th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,520,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karonga are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 588,797th most common first name globally. It is borne by 232 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,404 people, or 1 in 4,535. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karonga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karonga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺭﻭﻧﻜﺎ | karwnka | - |
| Karonga in the Hindi language | ||
| करोङा | karona | - |
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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 Karonga
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