Kasongi Surname
Approximately 2,765 people bear this surname
Kasongi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,705 | 1:19,572 | 2,493 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasongi (99) may also be a first name.
Kasongi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasongi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasongi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kasongi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasongi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,074th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,635,640 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasongi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 99 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,705 people, or 1 in 19,572. In Tanzania Kasongi is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 31 percent live, Geita Region, where 27 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 15 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 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
- 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 Kasongi
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