Bongsu Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Bongsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3081:95,7606,604
Brunei651:6,442888
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Bongsu (857) may also be a first name.

Bongsu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bongsu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bongsu has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bongsu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 701,000th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. Bongsu is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bongsu reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 278,206th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 857 people.

The last name Bongsu is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 95,760. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 49 percent live, Sabah, where 16 percent live and Johor, where 6 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Bongsu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongsui926/
Bongsuh923/
Bongsup921/
Bongsud921/
Boungsu921/
Boungsou869/
Bongshui862/
Boongsud861/
Bongsiuy861/
Bungsu832,626/
Wongsu8350/
Bangsu8348/
Wongsui77298/
Wongsut77210/
Bungsut7724/
Wongsud779/
Bongsoo776/
Wongsup775/
Bangsou773/
Bungsuh773/
Bangshu772/
Vongsau771/
Bungsud771/
Wongsuu771/
Vongsut771/
Vongsup771/
Vongsui771/
Bangsut771/
Bonxu734/
Bounksou711/
Wangsu6713,978/
Bungxu6716/
Boncsó672/
Bangju671/
Bahangsou671/

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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 Bongsu
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