Zingwa Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Zingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 411 | 1:128,812 | 12,091 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Zingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zingwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zingwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zingwa is the 361,698th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zingwa live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 128,812. In Tanzania Zingwa is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 72 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzingwa | 92 | 1,067 | / |
| Ziengwa | 92 | 13 | / |
| Zingwah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Zingwaya | 86 | 17 | / |
| Dzingwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zingwe | 83 | 1,763 | / |
| Zengwa | 83 | 516 | / |
| Singwa | 83 | 456 | / |
| Jingwa | 83 | 191 | / |
| Zingba | 83 | 123 | / |
| Cingwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gingwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zingwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zingwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zimgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zngwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dzingwe | 77 | 1,322 | / |
| Chingwa | 77 | 1,309 | / |
| Singwai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Zingbay | 77 | 91 | / |
| Zingbah | 77 | 52 | / |
| Dzengwa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Tsingwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gingway | 77 | 12 | / |
| Singway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Djingwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Singkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zinguat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gingwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zingwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zingweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zisngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zingwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchingwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Chingway | 71 | 26 | / |
| Zhengwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chingwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singhwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ching'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zingbe | 67 | 3,944 | / |
| Zingue | 67 | 3,797 | / |
| Singwi | 67 | 1,388 | / |
| Zengba | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Jengwa | 67 | 849 | / |
| Zingui | 67 | 661 | / |
| Sengwa | 67 | 574 | / |
| Zengwe | 67 | 434 | / |
| Gingba | 67 | 192 | / |
| Gingwe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Jingwi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Zingbo | 67 | 134 | / |
| Singwo | 67 | 98 | / |
| Jingwe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Zengua | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gengwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gingua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Singwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cengwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jingua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zinkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sinkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cingua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zincwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gingwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Singva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zengwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chngwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cinqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zincua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zingwa
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