Kongai Surname
Approximately 5,216 people bear this surname
Kongai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,023 | 1:7,772 | 1,357 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Kongaï (1) are calculated separately.
Kongai (80) may also be a first name.
Kongai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kongai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kongai (Hindi: कोंगई, Marathi: कोन्गाई) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kongaï. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kongai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kongai? popularity and diffusion
Kongai is the 91,748th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kongai reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 80 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 5,023 people, or 1 in 7,772. In Uganda Kongai is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 18 percent live, Katakwi District, where 17 percent live and Bukedea District, where 16 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kongai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kongai in the Hindi language | ||
| कोंगई | konga'i | - |
| Kongai in the Marathi language | ||
| कोन्गाई | kon'ga'i | - |
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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 Kongai
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