Tongwe Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Tongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2751:57,6365,264
Zimbabwe2091:73,86710,930
Cameroon1131:183,79719,288
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tongwe (76) may also be a first name.

Tongwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tongwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,914th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongwe are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tongwe is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 57,636. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 67 percent live, Western Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongwei927/
Thongwe924/
Tongwee921/
Toungwe921/
Tongweh921/
Tongw911/
Tongue833,457/
Tongwa83821/
Tangwe83809/
Tongbe83437/
Tungwe83126/
Tonkwe8313/
Tongwi833/
Thongw831/
Thangwe77183/
Toungue7776/
Tongway7763/
Toungbe7745/
Thongue7743/
Tongbea7727/
Tongwih7720/
Tonguey7717/
Tangwei7717/
Tongoue7715/
Thongwi7710/
Tongwai776/
Tong'wa774/
Tongkue774/
Tangweh773/
Tonggue773/
Tongkwa773/
Tongwaa773/
Tangwie772/
Tangwey772/
Tangkwe771/
Toingue771/
Tungwei771/
Tonghwa771/
Tonguea771/
Tounkwe771/
Tamngwe771/
Toïngue771/
Tohngue771/
Toungwa771/
Tonguee770/
Tangw736/
Thongwai71192/
Thonguea7182/
Tongkuea7156/
Toungoue7151/
Thongkwi7151/
Thongkue7116/
Thongves7111/
Thongkwa7110/
Tongkuer713/
Thonggue712/
Tongkwid712/
Toungbey711/
Tasingwe711/
Thongoue711/
Tongkwit711/
Tangwa673,004/
Tungwa67881/
Tangue67630/
Thongkuea67526/
Tomgue67422/
Tangbe67337/
Tangwi67201/
Tongbi67187/
Tongui67176/
Tankwe6755/
Tunkwe6749/
Tonkwa6724/
Tonkwi6723/
Tungwi6716/
Toumngoue6712/
Tonque6712/
Thongkwoa679/
Tungue678/
Thongkwid677/
Tamgwe673/
Tonkue672/
Tungbe671/
Thongkuee671/
Thongkuer671/
Tanengwei671/

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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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  • 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 Tongwe
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