Songwa Surname

387,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Songwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3661:56,7467,326
Kenya3591:128,63510,601
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Songwa (390) may also be a first name.

Songwa Last Name Facts

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

Songwa is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Songwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 387,068th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,947,160 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Songwa reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 438,463rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 390 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 56,746. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 30 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 23 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Songwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Songwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songwai9244/
Shongwa9239/
Songwah923/
Soungwa922/
Songkwa922/
Song'wa921/
Songwea921/
Soongwa921/
Songway920/
Shoongwa8636/
Soungwah8618/
Songwaja8613/
Songwaya866/
Sotyngwa863/
Sonengwa861/
Sotingwa861/
Socengwa861/
Sangwa8347,016/
Songwe838,690/
Sungwa835,667/
Songba83583/
Sonkwa83197/
Jongwa83182/
Zongwa8361/
Songua8348/
Songwi8327/
Somgwa8319/
Songwo8310/
Sonqwa831/
Xongwa831/
Shongwe7779,334/
Shangwa773,445/
Shungwa77642/
Sangwai77353/
Chongwa77348/
Djongwa77345/
Songuad77211/
Sang'wa77172/
Shongwi7779/
Juongwa7755/
Songwei7749/
Sangway7736/
Sungwai7723/
Zongwai7719/
Siangwa7716/
Songbay7715/
Sonkwat7715/
Samngwa7711/
Seungwa7710/
Songbai779/
Songkua779/
Sunghwa778/
Songhua778/
Jongwat778/
Songbah777/
Sung'wa776/
San'gwa775/
Congway772/
Songcua772/
Songweh772/
Sangwaa772/
Shengwa772/
Xhongwa772/
Sungwat772/
Songwit772/
Sangwha772/
Saungwa771/
Songvat771/
Shongba771/
Jonghwa771/
Songkwo771/
Somnkwa771/
Sonkwad771/
Ssangwa771/
Saangwa771/
Sangwas771/
Sangwoa771/
Songwie771/
Shongva771/
Shongwo771/
Songwoo771/
Jongwai771/
Sung'hwa71472/
Sangeewa71292/
Songkuea71228/
Choongwa71164/
Sasingwa71110/
Shengwai7129/
Sangwais7120/
Chongway7118/
Samngwaa7112/
Chongwai7111/
Sonnguat715/
Shongvah714/
Shaangwa712/
Shonngwe712/
Songwish712/
Sangwaia711/
Zoningwa711/
Sungh'wa711/
Schangwa711/
Songouha711/
Shangwai711/
Sheungwa711/
Shuungwa711/
Sanghwaa711/
Songkwee711/
Shosngwe711/
Shoungwe711/
Sangwaya711/
Sangwach711/
Songvaja711/
Seunghwa710/
Sangba675,467/
Zangwa672,317/
Sankwa671,930/
Songue671,820/
Sunkwa671,820/
Jangwa67986/
Songbo67682/
Songui67658/
Sonkwe67546/
Sungwe67491/
Sangwe67480/
Sangua67461/
Samgwa67397/
Zongua67213/
Songbe67149/
Sungua67114/
Zonkwa6782/
Songbi6780/
Sangwi6753/
Zongba6749/
Sungwi6733/
Songve6726/
Sungba6723/
Sangwo6719/
Sangva678/
Xangwa677/
Sonkwi674/
Jonkwa673/
Soncua672/
Shangwaya672/
Somkwa672/
Jongwo672/
Songvi671/
Sonkwo671/
Sheungwai671/
Chasengwa671/
Jongua671/
Somgwe671/
Sonkua671/
Samngwaah671/
Sungwo671/
Congwo671/
Zongwo671/

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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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  • 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 Songwa
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