Abongwa Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3271:15,6512,134
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Abongwa (35) may also be a first name.

Abongwa Last Name Facts

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

Abongwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Abongwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abongwa? popularity and diffusion

Abongwa is the 274,999th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,161,151 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Abongwa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name Abongwa is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,327 people, or 1 in 15,651. In Cameroon Abongwa is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 13 percent reside and Centre Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Abongwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Abongwa are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Abongwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year.

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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 Abongwa
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