Kirongosi Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirongosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirongosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kirongosi (81) may also be a first name.

Kirongosi Last Name Facts

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

Kirongosi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirongosi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Kirongosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirongosi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 81 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 94 percent are found, Bomet County, where 3 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 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
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  • 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 Kirongosi
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