Chonge Surname
Approximately 828 people bear this surname
Chonge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 723 | 1:63,873 | 6,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chonge (1,528) may also be a first name.
Chonge Demographics
Average Chonge Salary in
United States
$92,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chonge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chonge (Hindi: चोंगे) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chonge.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chonge is the 419,303rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chonge are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,465th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,528 people.
The surname Chonge is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 63,873. In Kenya Chonge is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 59 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent live and Kakamega County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Kenya Chonge occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Chonge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chonge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chonge surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chonge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chonge surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chonge earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chonge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chonge in the Hindi language | ||
| चोंगे | conge | - |
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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 Chonge
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