Kasonje Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Kasonje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 323 | 1:163,906 | 14,587 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Kasonje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasonje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasonje is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasonje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 793,288th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasonje live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 163,906. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Kasonje occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Kasonje
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