Shongedza Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Shongedza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 401 | 1:38,499 | 5,960 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shongedza (148) may also be a first name.
Shongedza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shongedza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shongedza is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shongedza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 698,433rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Shongedza occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shongedza are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shongedza is also the 757,758th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 148 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 38,499. In Zimbabwe Shongedza is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 53 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Shongedza exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shongedzai | 95 | 2 | / |
| Songedza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shongedzo | 89 | 10 | / |
| Shoneza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Songeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shengeza | 82 | 122 | / |
| Songezha | 82 | 114 | / |
| Ssongeza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shonezza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chogedza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sogeza | 80 | 7 | / |
| Songoza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Songezo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sangeza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shaneza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Songezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chonyedzai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shaneeza | 71 | 31 | / |
| Shangaza | 71 | 30 | / |
| Shangezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangodza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangadza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssongoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanieza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shangiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shangazha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sogiza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shahaneza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saneza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaaneeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanheeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soniza | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shongedza
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