Chongwo Surname

338,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chongwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chongwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0861:42,5234,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chongwo (116) may also be a first name.

Chongwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chongwo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chongwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chongwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,461st most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. This last name is predominantly found 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. Chongwo is also the 868,627th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 116 people.

Chongwo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,086 people, or 1 in 42,523. In Kenya Chongwo is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 97 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Chongwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chongwo surname 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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