Nsongwa Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nsongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1201:132,0839,814
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nsongwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsongwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsongwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsongwa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nsongwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 132,083. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 99 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nsangwa861,316/
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Nsongwo8619/
Ncongwa861/
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Nsongwi861/
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N'Sangwa8027/
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Nsunggwa801/
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Nsoungwoh751/
Nsangua713,933/
Njungwa71314/
Nsungwe71295/
Nsungua71275/
Nzongba71246/
Njongwe71201/
Nzongwe71144/
Nsangwe71127/
Nsongui7155/
Njongwo7143/
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Njangwa7116/
Nsonkwo7116/
Nsongue7112/
Nzungwa7111/
Nsonkwe7111/
Nsumgwa713/
Njongwi712/
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Nsankwa712/
Nsungwi712/
Njonkwa711/
Ncangwa711/
Nxangwa711/
Nzongwo711/
Nzongua711/
Nshangwoha711/
Nsangwi711/
Nsunkwa711/
Njung'wa6789/
Ndjangwa6780/
Nchangwa6737/
Ndjongua6727/
Nzoungwo6723/
Nsoungui6718/
Njongwoh6716/
Ndjongwo6710/
Ndjonkwa6710/
Njongweh673/
Njongwet672/
Nzangwai671/
Nsohnkwe671/
Nsomgweh671/
Nsoungue671/
Ndjongwe671/
Njungwua671/
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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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  • 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 Nsongwa
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