Dongo Surname
Approximately 43,883 people bear this surname
Dongo Surname Definition:
Dongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: soil.
Dongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 15,886 | 1:1,452 | 155 |
| DR Congo | 7,415 | 1:9,964 | 1,238 |
| Uganda | 4,053 | 1:9,632 | 1,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,796 | 1:4,067 | 354 |
| Peru | 2,058 | 1:15,444 | 1,952 |
| Nigeria | 1,771 | 1:100,024 | 6,810 |
| Cameroon | 1,764 | 1:11,774 | 1,586 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Congo | 1,569 | 1:3,180 | 516 |
| India | 1,272 | 1:603,039 | 29,047 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Tanzania | 232 | 1:228,197 | 18,918 |
| South Africa | 214 | 1:253,167 | 25,671 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Burkina Faso | 116 | 1:158,208 | 3,924 |
| Pakistan | 113 | 1:1,580,919 | 16,799 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Italy | 51 | 1:1,199,151 | 74,752 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Mauritania | 46 | 1:89,019 | 5,672 |
| Senegal | 44 | 1:331,349 | 1,750 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Serbia | 30 | 1:238,165 | 13,506 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Cape Verde | 21 | 1:25,221 | 946 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
The alternate forms: Dongó (290) & Doñgo (1) are calculated separately.
Dongo (8,939) may also be a first name.
Dongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: soil.
Dongo Demographics
Dongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dongo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﻜﻮ, Hindi: डोन्गो, Russian: Донго) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Dongó or Doñgo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,796th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 166,068 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dongo are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dongo is also the 66,013th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 8,939 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 15,886 people, or 1 in 1,452. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Zanzan District, where 49 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent are found and Comoé District, where 12 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast Dongo occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Dongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya and Christian (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Dongo last name are 35.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.64% being registered with the party.
The amount Dongo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 41.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,464 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning R 241,224 per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dongo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻧﻜﻮ | dwnkw | - |
| Dongo in the Hindi language | ||
| डोन्गो | don'go | 50 |
| डॉनगो | donago | 50 |
| Dongo in the Russian language | ||
| Донго | dongo | - |
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