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Where Does The Last Name Kongo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kongo (Marathi: कोनामो, Russian: Конго) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kongó. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kongo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 13,616^th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,788 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kongo live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kongo is also the 103,741^st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 4,415 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 20,646 people, or 1 in 3,578. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live and The Congo, where 8 percent live.

Kongo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kongo last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the 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.