Kidongo Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kidongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kidongo (32) may also be a first name.

Kidongo Last Name Facts

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

Kidongo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidongo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 32 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 58 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Kidongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidhongo93108/
Kidongoi9380/
Kaidongo931/
Kidongho931/
Keidongo931/
Kidogo92305/
Kidono929/
Kidong'oi884/
Kedongo8639/
Kidonga8611/
Kidango866/
Kidungo864/
Kidoogo861/
Kudongo861/
Chidongo80514/
Keudongo8033/
Kidung'o8017/
Kidan'go805/
Kidhango801/
Kaidouno801/
Kidangou801/
Kedogo772,042/
Kidago77239/
Kidoga77107/
Cidogo774/
Kedono774/
Cidono771/
Khidotnga7594/
Chidhongo7515/
Kidasingo753/
Chidong'o751/
Kidanga71435/
Chidong'oi71194/
Chidogo7197/
Kaidoga7149/
Keudogo7145/
Kedonou7137/
Kidunga7131/
Kudango7111/
Kedango717/
Kaidago715/
Kedogoh711/
Kudonga711/
Chidono711/
Kidaago711/
Cuidono710/
Khidotna6735/
Chidonga6721/
Kidangha6717/
Kidaghoo6711/
Kaidanga678/
Kidhanga676/
Chedongo672/
Quiodono671/
Qiedonga671/
Keidonas671/
Keudohgo671/
Kedounga671/
Kiddanga671/
Chidungo671/
Chidango671/

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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 Kidongo
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