Kongia Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kongia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kongia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kongia (30) may also be a first name.

Kongia Last Name Facts

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

Kongia is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kongia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kongia is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Kongia are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kongia is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

The surname Kongia is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea Kongia is most frequent in: Morobe, where 27 percent are found, Madang, where 21 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Kongia Last Name Statistics demography

Kongia earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogia91361/
Khogia834/
Okogia831/
Gkogia831/
Kgia801/
Koiya73502/
Koija7326/
Koyia739/
Kojia732/
Kgqia731/
Koiia731/
Kia6735,173/
Kouhia67515/
Kogiou67191/
Khoiya6738/
Kojiah6716/
Koiyah6713/
Koiyea6711/
Kagiau679/
Koyias678/
Kougio677/
Kagiah675/
Khojia674/
Cougia674/
Kaigia673/
Gkagia672/
Koujia672/
Kgaija672/
Koijai671/
Kouija671/

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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 Kongia
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