Gobongo Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gobongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gobongo (13) may also be a first name.

Gobongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gobongo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gobongo is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gobongo reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gobongo is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 41 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Gobongo Last Name Statistics demography

Gobongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.35% less than the national average, earning R 101,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngobongo9350/
Gobongoh932/
Obongo924,739/
Gobono9237/
Gobogo924/
Gobonggoh881/
Ngoubongo881/
Nghobongo881/
Obong'o861,161/
Obongho86112/
Obongoi8665/
Gobonga8647/
Gobango8627/
Gubongo8627/
Gabongo8624/
Govongo8618/
Goboino8611/
Ngobogo866/
Obon'go866/
Hobongo864/
Obongno861/
Gowongo861/
Gobonou861/
Gobomgo861/
Obono8331,666/
Ngovongo8019/
Ngabongo8019/
Govhongo8018/
Oboungou802/
Ngoubono801/
Ngobonga801/
Ngubongo801/
Gohbungo801/
Ghebongo801/
Gabongho801/
Oboingho801/
Abongo778,850/
Obonga771,117/
Obango77379/
Obonoh77158/
Obonou77118/
Gobona7776/
Obogno7759/
Gabono7731/
Obonot778/
Obonno775/
Ovongo775/
Gobago774/
Govogo773/
Obouno772/
Goubougou751,033/
Ngabongou7512/
Ngobougou751/
Obongha713,424/
Obounou711,914/
Abong'o711,423/
Gubonga71123/
Gebonga7191/
Obounga7175/
Abon'go7170/
Gobanga7139/
Gobouna7137/
Abongho7120/
Gabonga7119/
Obongah7113/
Abongoh7112/
Govonho719/
Hobonga717/
Gabango716/
Govonga716/
Gubango716/
Asbongo714/
Obongna714/
Abongno713/
Abongoi713/
Govango712/
Ngabono712/
Obangoh712/
Ngaboungou712/
Hosbono711/
Gawongo711/
Abongoo711/
Govoigo711/
Ouboungous711/
Ngobona711/
Obhonga711/
Gebango711/
Goboina711/
Abongop711/
Abohngo711/
Obonhga711/
Ojbonno711/
Gomponggoh711/
Hobonos711/
Abono671,579/
Obona67612/
Ngabango6786/
Aboungou6753/
Oubounou6722/
Ngobunga6722/
Ngabonoy679/
Oubonnoi674/
Oboungha673/
N'Gobona672/
Gabang'o671/
Aboungoa671/
Ngobanga671/
Ngoboyna671/
Ngabonga671/
O'Bounou671/
Gebongga671/
Goubagoy671/
Goubouna671/
Gubangho671/
Gabangou671/
Abonghoh671/
Abongnou671/

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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
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  • 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 Gobongo
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