Bonga Surname
Approximately 28,151 people bear this surname
Bonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Angola | 4,141 | 1:6,518 | 870 |
| South Africa | 3,051 | 1:17,757 | 2,232 |
| Malawi | 2,666 | 1:6,421 | 922 |
| DR Congo | 2,148 | 1:34,395 | 4,278 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,777 | 1:12,983 | 1,053 |
| Philippines | 1,348 | 1:75,103 | 12,969 |
| India | 1,196 | 1:641,359 | 30,374 |
| Zimbabwe | 915 | 1:16,872 | 2,471 |
| Cameroon | 909 | 1:22,848 | 3,102 |
| Papua New Guinea | 638 | 1:12,780 | 1,192 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Indonesia | 453 | 1:291,941 | 26,064 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Congo | 371 | 1:13,448 | 1,713 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Kenya | 266 | 1:173,609 | 13,168 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Burkina Faso | 121 | 1:151,670 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Netherlands | 104 | 1:162,377 | 23,863 |
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Haiti | 39 | 1:273,946 | 9,218 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bonga (17,624) may also be a first name.
Bonga Demographics
Bonga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bonga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻧﻜﺎ, Hindi: बोंगा, Russian: Бонга) is found most frequently in Mozambique. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,489th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 258,873 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Bonga reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Bonga is also the 41,447th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 17,624 people.
The surname Bonga is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Barring Mozambique Bonga is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Bonga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bonga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonga last name rose 19,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bonga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Bonga are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Bonga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning R 149,700 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,416 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻧﻜﺎ | bwnka | - |
| Bonga in the Hindi language | ||
| बोंगा | bonga | 85.29 |
| बॉंगा | bonga | 14.71 |
| Bonga in the Russian language | ||
| Бонга | bonga | - |
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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
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