Shongani Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shongani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shongani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Shongani (1,735) may also be a first name.

Shongani Last Name Facts

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

Shongani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shongani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shongani is the 1,839,022nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Shongani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shongani are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,185th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,735 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 72 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent reside and Harare Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 47 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Shongani Last Name Statistics demography

Shongani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.99% less than the national average, earning R 114,084 per year.

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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 Shongani
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