Zingani Surname

203,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zingani Surname Definition:

Zingani is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: one who leads as warriors surround and beat their enemy.

Zingani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Zimbabwe3611:42,7656,589
South Africa3241:167,21518,644
Zambia921:172,28211,887
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Zingani (203) may also be a first name.

Zingani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zingani is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: one who leads as warriors surround and beat their enemy.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Zingani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zingani occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zingani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,032nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zingani are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 203 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Without taking into account Malawi Zingani occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Zingani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zingani surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Zingani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.61% less than the national average, earning R 126,876 per year and in United States they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning $79,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzingani939/
Zinganai933/
Dzinganai881/
Zingoni863,193/
Cingani86195/
Zengani86140/
Zingane8633/
Tsingani80111/
Dzingana801/
Ching'ani75418/
Chingangi7594/
Tsinganis7529/
Chinganyi7524/
Tsiengani754/
Chingaani751/
Tchingani751/
Cengani711,334/
Zingone711,258/
Zengoni71102/
Zengane717/
Cingane715/
Ching'anyi715/
Cingana714/
Tsingana67613/
Chingane677/
Tsengani673/
Zengouni671/
Tsingane671/

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