Bhongo Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Bhongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Bhongo (170) may also be a first name.
Bhongo Demographics
Average Bhongo Salary in
South Africa
R 52,296
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bhongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhongo (Hindi: भोंगो) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhongo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Bhongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bhongo live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 170 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa Bhongo is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Gabon, where 7 percent reside.
Bhongo Last Name Statistics demography
Bhongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.99% less than the national average, earning R 52,296 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhongo in the Hindi language | ||
| भोंगो | bhongo | - |
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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 Bhongo
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