Kathongo Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kathongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kathongo (24) may also be a first name.
Kathongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kathongo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kathongo.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kathongo is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kathongo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kathongo is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kathongo is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 90 percent are found and Embu County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kathongo exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Kathongo
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