Bongayi Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Bongayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bongayi (186) may also be a first name.
Bongayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bongayi is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bongayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongayi are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bongayi is also the 667,122nd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 186 people.
The last name Bongayi is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Bongayi is most common in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 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 Bongayi
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