Abongu Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Abongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 124 | 1:314,833 | 21,485 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abongu is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abongu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Abongu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abongu are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Abongu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 314,833. In Uganda Abongu is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 35 percent reside, Amuria District, where 19 percent reside and Ngora District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 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 Abongu
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