Tongofa Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Tongofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 378 | 1:40,842 | 6,304 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tongofa (92) may also be a first name.
Tongofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tongofa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongofa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 755,622nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. Tongofa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongofa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tongofa is also the 992,070th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 92 people.
The last name Tongofa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 40,842. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 54 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 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 Tongofa
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