Igongo Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda821:476,08927,837
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Igongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igongo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igongo? popularity and diffusion

Igongo is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Igongo reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda Igongo is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 33 percent live, Namutumba District, where 30 percent live and Buvuma District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingongo92364/
Igongoh921/
Jigongo921/
Igogo911,929/
Igono911,287/
Gingongo869/
Gaigongo861/
Ighongho861/
Egongo831,823/
Igonoh83460/
Igonga83350/
Igango83131/
Isgogo8367/
Ingono8351/
Igoigo8324/
Igogho8313/
Igonot837/
Ugongo834/
Ighono834/
Igogoh834/
Gigogo833/
Igoogo833/
Higono832/
Igogoi832/
Igonno831/
Oigogo831/
Igogoo831/
Igonoa831/
Engongo77701/
Ingonga77394/
Ighogho7777/
Ingango7741/
Igongha7714/
Igohnoh774/
Iganggo774/
Igoigoi773/
Gigonou772/
Hingono772/
Higonot771/
Igogood771/
Igounou771/
Aigango771/
Hoigongnou751/
Jing'ong'o751/
Egogo73943/
Egono73363/
Igona73156/
Igago7322/
Igoga736/
Ighoigho7130/
Aigougou712/
Jingonga711/
Gaigango711/
Yigangou711/
Hoigonou711/
Ighonoha711/
Iganga671,146/
Egonga67391/
Egango67286/
Hainghono67231/
Higona67117/
Ingona6786/
Igunga6774/
Egogho6755/
Oigoga6750/
Ingoga6735/
Yogogo6720/
Gegono6717/
Eagono6710/
Igonah6710/
Igogha677/
Hegono673/
Eng'ong'o672/
Ingogo672/
Eghono671/
Ikgoga671/
Egouno671/
Eggono671/
Ajgono671/
Ugango671/
Igagou671/
Eghonggoh671/
Jigona671/

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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 Igongo
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