Zongeni Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zongeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zongeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Zongeni Last Name Facts

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

Zongeni is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zongeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Zongeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zongeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 67 percent reside and Gauteng, where 33 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 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 Zongeni
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