Hongu Surname
Approximately 6,576 people bear this surname
Hongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6,246 | 1:20,468 | 2,280 |
| Romania | 154 | 1:130,376 | 14,224 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Hongu (28) may also be a first name.
Hongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hongu is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hongu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 74,757th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,108,203 people. The last name Hongu is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Hongu live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 28 people.
The surname Hongu is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 6,246 people, or 1 in 20,468. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 31 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Ehime Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 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
- 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 Hongu
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