Songelani Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Songelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Songelani (21) may also be a first name.
Songelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Songelani occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Songelani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songelani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Songelani is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Songelani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi Songelani is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singelani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Songeleni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Songelen | 82 | 183 | / |
| Sangelan | 82 | 17 | / |
| Singelan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Songilan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sonugelen | 78 | 122 | / |
| Sungilani | 78 | 10 | / |
| Zangelani | 78 | 9 | / |
| Zingelani | 78 | 5 | / |
| Songelina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sanjelani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saingelain | 74 | 10 | / |
| Sangilan | 71 | 1,413 | / |
| Singelyn | 71 | 220 | / |
| Sengelin | 71 | 197 | / |
| Sengelen | 71 | 39 | / |
| Singelin | 71 | 19 | / |
| Singilan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sangelna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sengilan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangelin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangiuliani | 70 | 9 | / |
| Sona Geljen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sana Gilani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Siyangelana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zangelini | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sengeleno | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sangileni | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sangillan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Singelijn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sangilian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sangelena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singilian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samselani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singelyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xangelyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zengilani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sengelein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Singelien | 67 | 0 | / |
| Singeline | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chamgelani | 63 | 2 | / |
| Samcelane | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chanchilani | 50 | 7 | / |
| Shamjailani | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Songelani
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