Kirongwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kirongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kirongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirongwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirongwe? popularity and diffusion
Kirongwe is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirongwe reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Kirongwe is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerongwe | 88 | 11 | / |
| Kirongwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kirangwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chirongwe | 82 | 502 | / |
| Keirangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirangwa | 75 | 1,181 | / |
| Kirungwa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kirungue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirangwe | 71 | 91 | / |
| Kairangwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Chirungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keirangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kearongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khirang'w | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirangui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kirungui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cerungwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Keronque | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chirangwi | 59 | 170 | / |
| Quirangue | 59 | 5 | / |
| Kayrangwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chirangeevi | 53 | 8 | / |
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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 Kirongwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis