Tongei Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Tongei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Tongei (16) may also be a first name.
Tongei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tongei is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tongei live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 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 Tongei
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