Bongowongo Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Bongowongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Bongowongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongowongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bongowongo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongowongo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongowongo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Bongowongo is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongobongo | 90 | 29 | / |
| Wongowongo | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bongobango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vongovongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonobono | 78 | 31 | / |
| Bogobogo | 78 | 10 | / |
| Bongabonga | 70 | 90 | / |
| Bangobango | 70 | 23 | / |
| Bongevengo | 70 | 4 | / |
| Bongabonou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vonovono | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Bongowongo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis