Golonga Surname
Approximately 958 people bear this surname
Golonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Golonga (327) may also be a first name.
Golonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golonga is more frequently found in Chad than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Golonga.
How Common Is The Last Name Golonga? popularity and diffusion
Golonga is the 374,029th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Golonga live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most common forename at a global level, held by 327 people.
This surname is most numerous in Chad, where it is borne by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Without taking into account Chad it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
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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 Golonga
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