Kasongo Surname
Approximately 896,290 people bear this surname
Kasongo Surname Definition:
Kasongo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bush buck.
Kasongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 840,091 | 1:88 | 3 |
| Zambia | 33,685 | 1:471 | 59 |
| Burundi | 12,064 | 1:813 | 226 |
| Rwanda | 3,411 | 1:3,332 | 821 |
| Tanzania | 3,398 | 1:15,580 | 2,023 |
| Malawi | 1,490 | 1:11,489 | 1,770 |
| Belgium | 356 | 1:32,294 | 5,233 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Zimbabwe | 141 | 1:109,491 | 15,099 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Uganda | 96 | 1:406,659 | 25,271 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Congo | 88 | 1:56,694 | 5,065 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| Namibia | 52 | 1:46,335 | 5,885 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Kasongo (43,771) may also be a first name.
Kasongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kasongo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bush buck.
Kasongo Demographics
Average Kasongo Salary in
United States
$41,620 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kasongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kasongo (Russian: Касонго) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kasongo is the 607th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,131 people. The surname Kasongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasongo live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kasongo is also the 20,633rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 43,771 people.
The last name Kasongo is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 840,091 people, or 1 in 88. Besides The DR Congo Kasongo is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and Burundi, where 1 percent reside.
Kasongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kasongo last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kasongo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.64% more than the national average, earning R 488,688 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.86% less than the national average, earning $34,351 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kasongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasongo in the Russian language | ||
| Касонго | kasongo | - |
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Footnotes
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