Kongwa Surname

120,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,6881:27,4853,452
Tanzania7311:72,4247,566
Zambia3461:45,8094,413
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kongwa (647) may also be a first name.

Kongwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kongwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kongwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kongwa? popularity and diffusion

Kongwa is the 120,732nd most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,919,796 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kongwa live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kongwa is also the 326,733rd most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 647 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,688 people, or 1 in 27,485. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.

Kongwa Last Name Statistics demography

Kongwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 324.06% more than the national average, earning R 1,007,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongwai9240/
Kong'wa925/
Kon'gwa922/
Khongwa922/
Kgongwa922/
Kongwad921/
Kongwah921/
Koungwa921/
Kongwaa921/
Kongweha86377/
Khongwat86274/
Khongwai8647/
Kongwaja8614/
Kongwaha8610/
Kong'wah861/
Kosengwa861/
Konghwat861/
Kongkwat861/
Kongwach861/
Kohngwat861/
Konngwat861/
Kangwa8348,209/
Kungwa8326,420/
Konkwa831,861/
Kongwe83315/
Kongwi83176/
Kongua83132/
Kongwo8313/
Congwa833/
Kongva831/
Kongkweat802/
Kongwatch801/
Khungwa772,774/
Kaungwa77176/
Khangwa77147/
Khongwe77142/
Kongwee7787/
Kongkua7762/
Kangwai7728/
Kungwai7721/
Khengwa7714/
Kuingwa7713/
Gqongwa7710/
Kangwat779/
Kongwet778/
Kongwei777/
Kungwga774/
Kangwaa774/
Kongwej774/
Konghua773/
Congway772/
Kang'wa772/
Kangwea772/
Kunghwa772/
Kongvad771/
Koingba771/
Kaangwa771/
Konkwai771/
Koingua771/
Koingwe771/
Kongwou771/
Kungwea771/
Kungwua771/
Kongwie771/
Koongua771/
Khongkweat751/
Kahangwa711,484/
Khongwet711,402/
Khongwip7142/
Khongbai7140/
Kongkuat7123/
Kaningwa7121/
Kongkwet7113/
Kongveha7112/
Kongwoot7111/
Kongkuea7111/
Kangwaha7110/
Kangw'aa7110/
Khongkua7110/
Kongquat7110/
Kongkuad717/
Kongkwej715/
Kongveat715/
Kongvaha712/
Konghuat712/
Kkongwet711/
Koningwo711/
Kangwoha711/
Koningwe711/
Kusingwa711/
Kosingwi711/
Kounghba711/
Kongkuah711/
Kang'waa711/
Kan'gwaa711/
Congweha711/
Konghuad711/
Kongweth711/
Khangwat711/
Kangwe671,176/
Kungwe67749/
Konkwe67582/
Cungwa67338/
Kongue67322/
Kungua67253/
Kongui67249/
Khongkuea67191/
Kangua67165/
Konkwo67152/
Kankwa67103/
Qongwe6763/
Congua6757/
Kunkwa6736/
Kungwi6730/
Kamgwa6720/
Kangwi6718/
Khonghuat6715/
Kongvi678/
Kungwo678/
Kangwo672/
Kangwajje672/
Khongkwet672/
Khoingwet671/
Kangva671/
Congba671/
Kateengwa671/
Kaneengwa671/
Kaangwaha671/
Kongby671/
Komgwi671/
Komkwa671/
Cangwa671/
Congwo671/
Kuchengwa671/
Konkua671/

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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
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  • 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 Kongwa
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