Chongu Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Chongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chongu (25) may also be a first name.
Chongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chongu (Hindi: चोंगू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,163,787th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chongu is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 70 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Kogi, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chongu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chongu in the Hindi language | ||
| चोंगू | congu | - |
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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 Chongu
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