Jakongo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jakongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Jakongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jakongo is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jakongo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Jakongo is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 62 percent reside, Buvuma District, where 24 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 12 percent reside.

Jakongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jakongo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakongo86180/
Sakongo8669/
Jackono8626/
Jakonga868/
Djakoungou821/
Yakongou8026/
Djakonga801/
Giakongo801/
Jackonga801/
Jacono77536/
Yakono773/
Jakona773/
Jokono772/
Yakosingo751/
Djakounga751/
Cacongo711,581/
Sakonga71160/
Yakonga7197/
Yokongo7121/
Sokongo7117/
Yakango7116/
Sakango7113/
Jakonah7112/
Sacongo719/
Jaconou716/
Jakkona713/
Jiacono712/
Jaconos711/
Giakono711/
Yakogou711/
Ojokono711/
Jjakona711/
Jokango711/
Jaconoy711/
Yakungo711/
Yakeogo711/
Jokonga711/
Yakougou6719/
Saikonga6717/
Cookongo671/
Yakounou671/
Yakounga671/
Yakankgo671/

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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 Jakongo
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