Bwongo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bwongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwongo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Bwongo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwongo reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwogo9189/
Bwono916/
Bwango83987/
Fwongo8374/
Bvongo8322/
Buongo834/
Bwogoh832/
Bwoogo832/
Bwangoy772/
Bwonhot771/
Buono7322,411/
Buogo73404/
Bwoga73131/
Bwona7377/
Pwono7325/
Bwago7324/
Bbogo737/
Bwasingo7114/
Bwanga6723,854/
Bvungo67215/
Fwonga6726/
Buango6721/
Bwoona6712/
Puongo6710/
Buonga674/
Bwonna673/
Bwoiga673/
Buhono672/
Fuongo672/
Bvonga672/
Fwango671/
Pwonga671/
Pwango671/
Bbango671/
Bvango671/
Buhogo671/
Bouhoungo671/
Bbungo671/
Buonoi671/
Buonno671/
Bwogah671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bwongo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis