Zongwe Surname

51,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,6461:7,659952
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zongwe (1,077) may also be a first name.

Zongwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zongwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zongwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zongwe? popularity and diffusion

Zongwe is the 51,978th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 739,627 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zongwe are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,509th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,077 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 9,646 people, or 1 in 7,659. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Zongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Zongwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.87% less than the national average, earning R 126,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzongwe92144/
Zongwei9214/
Zhongwei8672/
Songwe838,690/
Jongwe835,856/
Zungwe832,057/
Zongue83108/
Zongwa8361/
Zangwe8312/
Zongbe839/
Zhongw831/
Chongwe772,034/
Djongwe77442/
Songwei7749/
Dzangwe7745/
Zoungbe7735/
Zangwei7721/
Zongwai7719/
Congwei779/
Zoungue773/
Tsongwe773/
Zongoue773/
Songweh772/
Dzongwa772/
Jongweh771/
Dzongbe771/
Songwie771/
Jhongwe771/
Zongbei771/
Songwea771/
Zhangwe771/
Zungwer771/
Zungweh771/
Zangwer770/
Tchongwe715,023/
Tshongwe711,184/
Zhangwei71337/
Choongwe71334/
Zhengwei7190/
Chongwee7160/
Chongwei716/
Zhongbei715/
Songkwee711/
Chongweh711/
Zoungoue711/
Ziongoue711/
Tsonngwe711/
Congweha711/
Zangue677,760/
Cangwe672,510/
Zangwa672,317/
Sonkwe67546/
Sungwe67491/
Sangwe67480/
Zangbe67257/
Zongua67213/
Jongue67107/
Zungwa67105/
Zonkwa6782/
Jangwe6757/
Cungwe6741/
Songwi6727/
Songve6726/
Zumgwe6713/
Jungwe677/
Jonkwe674/
Congwa673/
Zankwe671/
Chong'wee671/
Zongbi671/
Zungue671/
Zongui671/
Zungbe671/

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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 Zongwe
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