Kongo Surname
Approximately 40,990 people bear this surname
Kongo Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'hunter'.
Kongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 20,646 | 1:3,578 | 391 |
| Ivory Coast | 5,188 | 1:4,447 | 413 |
| Congo | 3,444 | 1:1,449 | 224 |
| Kenya | 2,472 | 1:18,681 | 2,204 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,385 | 1:13,251 | 1,099 |
| Tanzania | 1,217 | 1:43,502 | 4,941 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Japan | 882 | 1:144,948 | 7,485 |
| Cameroon | 753 | 1:27,582 | 3,748 |
| Uganda | 552 | 1:70,723 | 7,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 527 | 1:15,472 | 1,502 |
| Nigeria | 517 | 1:342,636 | 18,587 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| France | 295 | 1:225,162 | 34,941 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Estonia | 138 | 1:9,578 | 1,327 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| Benin | 72 | 1:143,550 | 15,098 |
| Niger | 61 | 1:314,623 | 9,328 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Albania | 29 | 1:100,485 | 9,695 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Serbia | 24 | 1:297,706 | 15,186 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Central African Republic | 16 | 1:282,212 | 92 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Kongó (9) are calculated separately.
Kongo (4,415) may also be a first name.
Kongo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'hunter'.
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Kongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kongo (Marathi: कोनामो, Russian: Конго) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kongó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,616th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 177,788 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kongo reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,741st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 4,415 people.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 20,646 people, or 1 in 3,578. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside and The Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Kongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kongo are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Kongo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning R 257,196 per year; in United States they earn 17.81% less than the national average, earning $35,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,766 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kongo in the Marathi language | ||
| कोनामो | konamo | 50 |
| कोनागा | konaga | 50 |
| Kongo in the Russian language | ||
| Конго | kongo | - |
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Footnotes
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