Dongo Surname

12,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dongo Surname Definition:

Dongo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: soil.

Dongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast15,8861:1,452155
DR Congo7,4151:9,9641,238
Uganda4,0531:9,6321,633
Zimbabwe3,7961:4,067354
Peru2,0581:15,4441,952
Nigeria1,7711:100,0246,810
Cameroon1,7641:11,7741,586
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Congo1,5691:3,180516
India1,2721:603,03929,047
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Tanzania2321:228,19718,918
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
Burkina Faso1161:158,2083,924
Pakistan1131:1,580,91916,799
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Suriname771:7,1771,738
France741:897,604104,173
England661:844,21344,691
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Mauritania461:89,0195,672
Senegal441:331,3491,750
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Chile291:607,46514,668
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Cape Verde211:25,221946
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Niger201:959,60121,357
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Togo91:805,3086,372
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongó93290/
Doñgo931/
Dongho911,312/
Donggo91351/
Dongou91210/
Dongoh91193/
Doungo9172/
Dongoi9165/
Dhongo9161/
Dongoo9139/
Tdongo9134/
Dongoa9121/
Domngo9119/
Dongno9112/
Ddongo9112/
Dong'o919/
Dongos919/
Dongoy917/
Doongo916/
Donngo913/
Doingo913/
Dongod912/
Dongop911/
Dongot911/
Dogo8964,628/
Dono898,686/
Doungou83290/
Dongnoi83270/
Dongois83142/
Donggoy8363/
Donghou8358/
Doningo8333/
Domngos8316/
Dohngoh8311/
Donggoh8310/
Doungno836/
Dotingo835/
Donggoo833/
Doingos833/
Dongnou833/
Donggot832/
Doynego831/
Doongoo831/
Donghoi831/
Dongouz831/
Doimngo831/
Doingou831/
Doungoh831/
Dongnoy831/
Donga8027,980/
Dango8012,509/
Dungo805,494/
Donou805,430/
Douno802,788/
Donno802,421/
Donos802,021/
Dogot80768/
Dogoh80757/
Donot80562/
Donoi80560/
Dogos80550/
Dogoy80467/
Doino80353/
Dogho80280/
Dogou80264/
Dogoo80161/
Doyno80126/
Dougo8089/
Domno8076/
Donop8073/
Doogo8044/
Domgo8040/
Dhogo8037/
Dogno8032/
Doggo8032/
Donoy8028/
Donod8025/
Doigo8022/
Duono8014/
Dogop8013/
Dogoi8012/
Donoo808/
Docgo808/
Duogo807/
Dogod806/
Dohgo806/
Donoh805/
Donoz804/
Dokgo803/
Dogoa803/
Donoa802/
Donuo802/
Dogoz802/
Dosno802/
Donoś801/
Dogoň801/
Dohno801/
Dojno801/
D'Ono801/
Dosgo801/
Dogoï801/
Doungous7710,680/
Dounghou7727/
Doungnoi7723/
Doungnoy778/
Duongnoi772/
Dotingoo771/
Dongóová771/
Doninggo771/
Dhuong'o771/
Doungoud771/
Duongnoy771/
Doimngos771/
Dounoh732,204/
Dangou731,062/
Dounga73774/
Dangoy73670/
Dogood73578/
Dougou73536/
Donhou73446/
Danggo73316/
Dangos73241/
Dounou73231/
Dunggo73206/
Doghoz73203/
Donnot73200/
Donnou73169/
Doinga73161/
Dongga73158/
Dongas73151/
Dhonga73140/
Doonga73137/
Donoch73135/
Dongah73117/
Dangop73104/
Dangho73102/
Dangno7381/
Dongha7374/
Donnoi7374/
Dangoa7364/
Dangot7362/
Dongap7356/
Dangoi7355/
Dangoh7353/
Doonou7353/
Domgno7353/
Dounos7350/
Domnou7350/
Dungot7349/
Dongaz7348/
Deungo7343/
Dhungo7343/
Tdango7334/
Dhonos7331/
Dhango7328/
Doogoo7326/
Dongna7323/
Dougoi7323/
Dognou7322/
Dungos7319/
Dokgoz7318/
Dhonoa7314/
Donois7313/
Doinou7311/
Dougho7311/
Dhogho738/
Doggoy738/
Dungoy738/
Dangod737/
Donnga737/
Dhogoh737/
Dougno736/
Dungou736/
Daungo736/
Dongau735/
Dangoo735/
Doumgo735/
Dungoh735/
Domnoi735/
Dohgoh734/
Doggoh734/
Dhonoo734/
Dotnot734/
Dosgou734/
Dungoi734/
Doghos733/
Donhoo733/
Donohe733/
Dangoj733/
Dongat733/
Dounno733/
Dongad732/
Dong'a732/
Doonoo732/
Dungoa732/
Dounot732/
Dogosz732/
Donosz732/
Domnga732/
Domgos732/
Donnoo732/
Dungoo732/
Dhonot731/
Duonno731/
Duingo731/
Dongaa731/
Donohd731/
Donohs731/
Donoit731/
Dougoz731/
Donnoh731/
Tdonga731/
Domgho731/
Donoiz731/
Donoux731/
Donhop731/
Dongaï731/
Dogoha731/
Doinos731/
Doinot731/
Doqgoz731/
Ddonga731/
Dangoz731/
Danngo731/
Dhogod731/
Dosnot731/
Dosnoy731/
Dougod731/
Dougoh731/
Dungod731/
Dogouz731/
Doghoa731/
Donoss731/
Donous731/
Duogos731/
Donhho731/
Donnoy731/
Donooy731/
Donost731/
Domnoy731/
Donohy730/
Donooa730/
Donhoa730/
Dounoy730/
Doiggo730/
Donnos730/
Donouh730/
Doinoy730/
Doungouss71873/
Doning'oi711/
Dona6735,851/
Dago6733,173/
Doga678,824/
Dougoud67909/
Doño67686/
Wandono67605/
Dotinga67561/
Danggoy67394/
Danggod67327/
Donà67307/
Dongnap67138/
Dangnoi67124/
Doná6792/
Dangott6784/
Dhongad6758/
Danggoh6756/
Dogotch6750/
Dougous6749/
Doogood6731/
Dougnou6723/
Dunggoy6720/
Dahngoa6718/
Doungas6717/
Donohie6716/
Donhost6716/
D'Uonno6714/
Dangois6713/
Dangnoy6713/
Doughoz6712/
Doghouz6711/
Dounnou6710/
Dougouz679/
Dounhou679/
Donggas678/
Dhongau677/
Dounouh677/
Dogà676/
Doumgou676/
Danggot675/
Donggat675/
Donggau675/
Danengo674/
Danggos674/
Donouch673/
Donô673/
Dangnou673/
Doungna673/
Domngas673/
Dongash672/
Dangous672/
Dágo672/
Dunggod672/
Donò672/
Hddonou672/
Dunggoi672/
Doungnooch672/
D'Angou671/
Dunghop671/
Donghau671/
Donoudh671/
Donouth671/
Dounhoo671/
Doynega671/
Dahango671/
Gyhongo671/
Donnhou671/
Doninga671/
Donenga671/
Dongaas671/
Dongauh671/
Doongah671/
Daningo671/
Danggoi671/
Dangoud671/
Dangoup671/
Danngoy671/
Deungou671/
Dhangno671/
Dousgou671/
Doungha671/
Douggou671/
Dougoph671/
Dougouï671/
Doghooz671/
Danghoy671/
Dongnaa671/
Duon'ga671/
Doungat671/
Donnoud671/
Dunggot671/
Dunghoy671/
Doineho671/
Doingas671/
Doinois671/
Doggott670/
Donohee670/
Donnoha670/
Donhouh670/
Donhooe670/
Dangood670/
Doonous670/
Dongatt670/

Dongo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dongo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻧﻜﻮdwnkw-
Dongo in the Hindi language
डोन्गोdon'go50
डॉनगोdonago50
Dongo in the Russian language
Донгоdongo-

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