Chongoi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chongoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chongoi (24) may also be a first name.
Chongoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chongoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chongoi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongoi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Chongoi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chongoi reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Chongoi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 57 percent reside, Bomet County, where 14 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Chongoi
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