Kerongo Surname

147,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kerongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9821:15,4861,858
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kerongo (507) may also be a first name.

Kerongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerongo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerongo? popularity and diffusion

Kerongo is the 147,679th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,431,614 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerongo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerongo is also the 375,944th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 507 people.

The last name Kerongo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,982 people, or 1 in 15,486. In Kenya Kerongo is most common in: Kisii County, where 61 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Kerongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kerongo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keerongo931/
Kaerongo931/
Keirongo931/
Kerogo9211/
Kerono925/
Karongo863,080/
Korongo861,543/
Kirongo86950/
Keronga86272/
Kerango86144/
Keerono861/
Kierogo861/
Kergonou8095/
Karong'o8012/
Karonggo806/
Cherongo806/
Karoongo806/
Karongoi805/
Karhongo804/
Kairongo802/
Ketrungo801/
Kiron'go801/
Korongoi801/
Kirong'o801/
Kirono77777/
Kirogo77364/
Cerono77283/
Kerago7712/
Kerona7711/
Keroga772/
Kirongoth754/
Koroungou751/
Karong'oi751/
Kerunggot751/
Cherono7171,891/
Karonga714,794/
Karango71605/
Kirango71406/
Kerunga71330/
Kironga71119/
Keranga7188/
Koronga7176/
Keroiga7170/
Korango7133/
Kirogoi7117/
Kirungo7116/
Querogo7112/
Kirogou7112/
Cerrono715/
Kerouna712/
Kgeroga711/
Kiorogo711/
Qarongo711/
Kieroga711/
Corongo711/
Keragod711/
Kherona711/
Cirongo711/
Chirongo671,232/
Kaironot67170/
Carongoy67136/
Kergonna6795/
Koeranga6724/
Karong'a6720/
Kirung'o6718/
Kharonga6717/
Karongah6715/
Keiranga6710/
Karangoi679/
Kearanga675/
Korangou674/
Cheronga674/
Keirunga673/
Queirogo672/
Kerangat671/
Khayrono671/
Kharango671/
Kairungo671/
Karangou671/
Kirougou671/
Koyrango671/
Cirhongo671/
Cherogoi671/

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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 Kerongo
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