Khongwe Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Khongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
Khongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khongwe has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khongwe? popularity and diffusion
Khongwe is the 1,484,726th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khongwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 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 Khongwe
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