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
Chongwo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongwo? popularity and diffusion
Chongwo is the 338,461st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chongwo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 868,627th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 116 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,086 people, or 1 in 42,523. In Kenya Chongwo is most common in: Baringo County, where 97 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Chongwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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