Chongwo Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Chongwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,086 | 1:42,523 | 4,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chongwo (116) may also be a first name.
Chongwo Demographics
Chongwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chongwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chongwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chongwo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chongwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 338,461st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chongwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 116 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 42,523. In Kenya Chongwo is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 97 percent live, Nakuru County, where 1 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Chongwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Chongwo
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