Tongani Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tongani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tongani (60) may also be a first name.

Tongani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tongani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tongani live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 60 people.

Tongani is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Tongani is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Tongani exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Tongani Last Name Statistics demography

Tongani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.04% less than the national average, earning R 45,060 per year.

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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 Tongani
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