Kasongwa Surname
Approximately 449 people bear this surname
Kasongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 404 | 1:131,044 | 12,265 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kasongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kasongwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasongwa? popularity and diffusion
Kasongwa is the 667,223rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasongwa live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 131,044. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasungwa | 88 | 841 | / |
| Kasangwa | 88 | 479 | / |
| Kasongwe | 88 | 55 | / |
| Kasongua | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kajongwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kasonkwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kashongwe | 82 | 124 | / |
| Kashongwi | 82 | 37 | / |
| Kashangwa | 82 | 27 | / |
| Kasang'wa | 82 | 13 | / |
| Kasung'wa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kashungwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kassangwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kausangwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kasong'we | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kachongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kashengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kasungw'a | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kasang'hwa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kasungwe | 75 | 169 | / |
| Kasangwe | 75 | 75 | / |
| Kasonkwe | 75 | 42 | / |
| Kasungwi | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kasankwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kazungwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kazangwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kosangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Casangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasongbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kashangwoha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kassongue | 71 | 1,422 | / |
| Katsungwe | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kashenkwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kachongwe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kashungwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katsungwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kossongua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashonkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassoungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katshungwe | 67 | 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 Kasongwa
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