Kashongo Surname
Approximately 627 people bear this surname
Kashongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 238 | 1:66,596 | 5,892 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kashongo (160) may also be a first name.
Kashongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kashongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kashongo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kashongo is the 519,402nd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kashongo are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kashongo is also the 725,185th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 160 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 66,596. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 45 percent live, North-Western Province, where 29 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
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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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- 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 Kashongo
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