Kikongo Surname
Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname
Kikongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,169 | 1:34,062 | 4,243 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kikongo (281) may also be a first name.
Kikongo Demographics
Kikongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kikongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikongo occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikongo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,210th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikongo are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 528,876th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 281 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,169 people, or 1 in 34,062. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Kikongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kikongo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikong'o | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kikono | 92 | 28 | / |
| Kikogo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kikonga | 86 | 510 | / |
| Kikango | 86 | 235 | / |
| Kekongo | 86 | 24 | / |
| Koikono | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kicongo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kikungo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kikoono | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kikounga | 80 | 351 | / |
| Keukongo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kikangou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kikounou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kekoungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kikago | 77 | 71 | / |
| Kikona | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kikoga | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kekono | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kicono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chikong'o | 75 | 215 | / |
| Kikhounga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kikoungat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kickounga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kikunga | 71 | 3,775 | / |
| Chikono | 71 | 3,430 | / |
| Kikanga | 71 | 692 | / |
| Kukonga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kikoona | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koikona | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cikonga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaikona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kikoina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kecongo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kikouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiconoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiconga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuikona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikonho | 67 | 39 | / |
| Chicongo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khukonga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quicongo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuikunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koikanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikkunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikhunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikhanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikuogo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kikongo
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