Zongwa Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Zongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Zongwa (17) may also be a first name.

Zongwa Last Name Facts

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

Zongwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zongwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zongwa is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Zongwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zongwa are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Zongwa is also the 2,694,839th most common first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Besides The DR Congo Zongwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Zongwa Last Name Statistics demography

Zongwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.84% less than the national average, earning R 104,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zongwai9219/
Dzongwa922/
Zoningwa861/
Zongwe839,853/
Zangwa832,317/
Songwa83917/
Zongua83213/
Jongwa83182/
Zungwa83105/
Zonkwa8382/
Zongba8349/
Congwa833/
Zongwo831/
Chongwa77348/
Djongwa77345/
Ciongwa77117/
Juongwa7755/
Songwai7744/
Zaungwa7743/
Zangwai7737/
Tzongua7733/
Zongwei7714/
Zonghua779/
Zhongua779/
Jongwat778/
Dzangwa774/
Songwah773/
Congway772/
Soungwa772/
Zongwou772/
Tsongwa772/
Songkwa772/
Ziangwa771/
Soongwa771/
Jongwai771/
Zangkwa771/
Song'wa771/
Songwea771/
Dsongwa771/
Zongbay771/
Zoungba771/
Zangwah771/
Ziongba771/
Jonghwa771/
Songway770/
Choongwa71164/
Zhonghua71108/
Zhongwei7172/
Chongway7118/
Soungwah7118/
Tchongwa7111/
Chongwai7111/
Tshongwa715/
Zhongbai713/
Zhengwai712/
Zhangwai711/
Sangwa6747,016/
Songwe678,690/
Jongwe675,856/
Sungwa675,667/
Zungwe672,057/
Jangwa67986/
Zangba67271/
Sonkwa67197/
Zongue67108/
Zongbo67105/
Zankwa6799/
Jungwa6782/
Zangua6756/
Zamgwa6743/
Songwi6727/
Zangwe6712/
Tchoungwa6711/
Songwo6710/
Zongbe679/
Čongva678/
Zungua674/
Zungba674/
Jonkwa673/
Zangwo672/
Jongwo672/
Zongui671/
Zongbi671/
Zoncua671/
Cangwa671/
Jongua671/
Congwo671/
Zangva671/
Sonqwa671/
Zonkua671/

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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 Zongwa
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