Kawongo Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kawongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kawongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawongo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,104,724th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawongo are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kawongo is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda Kawongo is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 57 percent reside, Buyende District, where 21 percent reside and Kampala District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside and Rwanda, where 2 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
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  • 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 Kawongo
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