Chongeywo Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chongeywo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chongeywo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175

Chongeywo Last Name Facts

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

Chongeywo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongeywo? popularity and diffusion

Chongeywo is the 1,967,751st most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chongeywo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chongeywo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chongewo941/
Changeywo89112/
Chongeywa891/
Changeywwo841/
Jongeywo827/
Changeywa782/
Songoywo711/
Houngevou6733/
Hounguevo675/
Chongaeva672/
Honguevou672/
Chongueva671/
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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 Chongeywo
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