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 is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chongoi live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.
Chongoi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Chongoi is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 57 percent reside, Bomet County, where 14 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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