Nsonga Surname
Approximately 6,923 people bear this surname
Nsonga Surname Definition:
Nsonga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an indegenous tree.
Nsonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,783 | 1:19,529 | 2,468 |
| Zambia | 1,823 | 1:8,694 | 1,015 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Congo | 333 | 1:14,982 | 1,847 |
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Nsonga (277) may also be a first name.
Nsonga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nsonga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an indegenous tree.
Nsonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nsonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nsonga (Russian: Нсонга) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nsonga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nsonga is the 71,330th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,052,657 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nsonga live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 277 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,783 people, or 1 in 19,529. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 26 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nsonga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nsonga in the Russian language | ||
| Нсонга | nsonga | - |
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Footnotes
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