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
Chonge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chonge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chonge (Hindi: चोंगे) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 419,303rd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chonge reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,465th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 1,528 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 63,873. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 59 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
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 last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chonge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Chonge last name 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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