Kusongwa Surname
Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname
Kusongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,126 | 1:24,902 | 3,057 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kusongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kusongwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kusongwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusongwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kusongwa is the 196,862nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kusongwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,126 people, or 1 in 24,902. In Tanzania Kusongwa is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 83 percent live, Katavi Region, where 13 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania Kusongwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushongwa | 94 | 27 | / |
| Kusangwa | 88 | 77 | / |
| Kusungwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kisongwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kausangwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kusangwad | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kisangwa | 75 | 58 | / |
| Kisongwo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kosangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kisonkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kujangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kushungua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kousongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kossongua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kousoungue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koussangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cusangua | 63 | 129 | / |
| Koussoungue | 63 | 14 | / |
| Koussoungui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kisankwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kuzangwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kisangua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kizangwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kuchankwa | 59 | 124 | / |
| Koussangue | 56 | 4 | / |
| Kuzungbo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kosangue | 50 | 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 Kusongwa
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