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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bongayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bongayi is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Bongayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongayi reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bongayi is also the 667,122nd most frequent given name in the world, held by 186 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
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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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