Zongolwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Zongolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zongolwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Zongolwa Last Name Facts

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

Zongolwa is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zongolwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Zongolwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zongolwa is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Zongolwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zongolwa reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 57 percent reside, North West, where 36 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Zongolwa Last Name Statistics demography

Zongolwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning R 219,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songolwa882/
Congolwa881/
Zangalwa7510/
Zagalwa671/
Sungulwa6342/
Jangalwa6327/
Sangalwa631/
Zungulua631/
Changalwa59531/
Jangalwad5920/
Jungulwad596/
Sangalwad594/
Jungalwad592/
Conallway590/
Chang'alwa566/
Jangalwadh561/
Sagalwa534/
Cagalwa534/
Sangalba50458/
Sangalua5017/
Sangalva5013/
Congalvo501/
Sungulua501/

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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 Zongolwa
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