Shongwane Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shongwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shongwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9521:56,9097,230
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shongwane (16) may also be a first name.

Shongwane Last Name Facts

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

Shongwane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shongwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 374,335th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shongwane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Shongwane is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 56,909. In South Africa Shongwane is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Besides South Africa Shongwane occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Shongwane Last Name Statistics demography

Shongwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.69% less than the national average, earning R 105,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songwane94463/
Shongwan94378/
Shongwana8917/
Shongwani897/
Shonguane892/
Shangwane891/
Chongwane891/
Shungwane891/
Xhongwane891/
Songwan889/
Chongwan82281/
Songbane82179/
Songkwan8255/
Sangwane8241/
Shomgwan8238/
Songwana8220/
Sonkwane8215/
Soungwan829/
Shangwan823/
Xongwane822/
Songwani822/
Shonkwan821/
Chongwain78415/
Shangwani78280/
Changwane78163/
Chungwane7829/
Songwanit7822/
Shungwani7821/
Shengwani787/
Shungwana783/
Songwasin783/
Chongwani782/
Songwanna782/
Shunqwane782/
Songbanne781/
Chongwand781/
Chonguane781/
Xhongwani781/
Sangqwane781/
Sangwan757,381/
Songwon7522/
Songuan757/
Songban756/
Songwonnet7453/
Chonghwang7451/
Chongwanit7428/
Choongwani7419/
Songwanich7410/
Chungwanet744/
Chungwanje741/
Zchongwang741/
Chongwaing741/
Chongkwang741/
Somngcwani741/
Shungqwana741/
Songwachin741/
Siangwan711,677/
Songcuan711,553/
Sangwani71367/
Sangwine7195/
Changwan7169/
Sangwana7162/
Sangwene7157/
Sungwani7139/
Sanghwan7118/
Sungwana7114/
Chongwon7112/
Sangwand719/
Songuang718/
Sanqwane718/
Sonkwana717/
Sonnguan714/
Sangkwan714/
Songguan714/
Shankwan713/
Sionguan713/
Soonkwan713/
Songbani712/
Sanguane712/
Songquan712/
Sangvane711/
Chongvan711/
Songkuan711/
Sangwain711/
Soonguan711/
Sonkwene711/
Shomgwam711/
Xomgwane711/
Shangban711/
Sankwane711/
Songvana711/
Sangeewanie701/
Chunguane679,980/
Shangguan671,868/
Sangwanna671,227/
Changwani67306/
Songhuang67135/
Sungwanna6784/
Shangkuan6752/
Sangkuane6721/
Songvasin6714/
Seunghwan6711/
Chuongvan6710/
Chungwani678/
Sangwanit677/
Sangweang676/
Chosnguan675/
Changhwan674/
Sung'wani674/
Sianghwan673/
Chongquan672/
Shangquan672/
Siangwann672/
Sahngguan671/
Sanghwani671/
Changwhan671/
Chhongvan671/
Seungwhan671/
Shankwana671/
Shankwand671/
Sasingwan671/
Chongwaim671/
Soungweni671/
Siangwhan671/
Songweing671/
Changwanh671/

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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 Shongwane
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