Gongoni Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gongoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gongoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gongoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gongoni occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongoni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. Gongoni is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gongoni are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Other than Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Gongoni
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