Songeya Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Songeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Zambia | 171 | 1:92,690 | 7,575 |
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
Songeya (51) may also be a first name.
Songeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Songeya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 409,546th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Songeya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside.
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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 Songeya
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