Zangeni Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zangeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zangeni Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zangeni (13) may also be a first name.

Zangeni Last Name Facts

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

Zangeni is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zangeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Zangeni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Zangeni reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zangeni is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Zangeni is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zangenyi9313/
Zangini8673/
Zangene8626/
Zongeni8613/
Dzongeni805/
Changeni801/
Hzongeni801/
Chaingeni7571/
Zangine712/
Zansene711/
Canceni711/
Zongene711/
Changini6772/
Chongeni6710/
Changene672/
Zanzzini671/
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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 Zangeni
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