Kirongosi Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Kirongosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 126 | 1:366,507 | 21,229 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirongotsi | 95 | 3 | / |
| Kirongozi | 89 | 1,781 | / |
| Kerongosi | 89 | 60 | / |
| Kirongosa | 89 | 22 | / |
| Kirongose | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kirongoozi | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kiranosi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kirogozi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirongozy | 78 | 68 | / |
| Cirongozi | 78 | 22 | / |
| Kirongoza | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chirongozi | 74 | 6 | / |
| Kiragasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiranasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiranasih | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kurongezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerangasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirangasi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kairanasih | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiragazi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keranasih | 56 | 4 | / |
| Chirangazhi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khayronnasa | 50 | 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 Kirongosi
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