Chongota Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chongota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chongota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chongota Last Name Facts

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

Chongota is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chongota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chongota is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chongota reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Chongota exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Chongota
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