Capongo Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Namibia

Capongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Capongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capongo is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Capongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Capongo are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Capongo is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Capongo is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 82 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 11 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 9 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapongo93105/
Capongno931/
Capono9238/
Kapongo8617,806/
Capango862,368/
Caponga86588/
Capuono8622/
Caypono8616/
Capungo8610/
Capogno862/
Caponoy861/
Capouno861/
Chaponga80536/
Capongga80107/
Capongha8097/
Chapungo809/
Capongas804/
Kappongo802/
Chapango802/
Kapong'o801/
Capungos801/
Kaphongo801/
Kapongoa801/
Kaypongo801/
Kapono77154/
Kapogo7775/
Capona7746/
Capago7720/
Capoga771/
Copono770/
Capangnoi751/
Capogna712,612/
Kapango71931/
Kaponga71669/
Kapungo71176/
Kepongo7155/
Capanga7139/
Saponga7125/
Caponas7117/
Cappona7111/
Capunga718/
Kapogho715/
Kaponop713/
Japango712/
Kapougo712/
Kapomgo711/
Capoñga711/
Sapango711/
Copoono711/
Copuono711/
Kapogop711/
Kopongo711/
Copango711/
Caphona710/
Chapanga672,006/
Capungas67232/
Chapunga67224/
Kaphonga6768/
Capungha6754/
Sapounga6717/
Soupongo6710/
Sapongah679/
Kapoonoi675/
Saypango675/
Capungga674/
Kapongas673/
Choponga671/
Kauponga671/
Sopongou671/

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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 Capongo
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