Kongolo Surname

5,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kongolo Surname Definition:

Kongolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: rainbow.

Kongolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo106,3681:69550
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Cameroon2041:101,80912,019
Namibia1391:17,3343,060
France1351:492,02069,079
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Zambia461:344,56418,269
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England271:2,063,63279,942
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Congo201:249,4558,571
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kongolo (10,807) may also be a first name.

Kongolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kongolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: rainbow.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kongolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kongolo (Russian: Конголо) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kongolo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kongolo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,266th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 67,701 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kongolo reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kongolo is also the 58,179th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 10,807 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 106,368 people, or 1 in 695. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Kongolo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kongolo surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kongolo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning R 162,036 per year; in United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.52% less than the national average, earning $33,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khongolo931,064/
Kongholo9322/
Kongolyo9318/
Kongollo936/
Kongolio932/
Kong'olo931/
Koongolo931/
Koingolo931/
Kongolou931/
Kongoloa931/
Kogolo92165/
Konolo9237/
Congolo8615,546/
Kangolo861,047/
Kongola86995/
Khogolo86235/
Konolos8656/
Konoloș8628/
Kongalo8621/
Qongolo869/
Kongelo866/
Konolio861/
Kungolo861/
Konoloş861/
Konološ861/
Konolyo861/
Koigolo861/
Kgogolo861/
Khonolo861/
Koungoulos823/
Koungoulou821/
Konghola80216/
Konolosh8077/
Congollo8033/
Kongolla8032/
Congolio8018/
Kongoula809/
Khongola808/
Qhongolo803/
Kongoola802/
Gqongolo802/
Kong'ola801/
Kongolia801/
Konoloth801/
Kaungolo801/
Kongoila801/
Khangolo801/
Kangolio801/
Kagolo772,646/
Konola77438/
Kanolo77329/
Cogolo7745/
Kogalo7721/
Konalo7717/
Kogola7712/
Qogolo773/
Conolo771/
Qonolo771/
Koungoula7519/
Kougoulos759/
Kougoulou753/
Kougnolou752/
Kasengolo751/
Kangoulou751/
Congoulou751/
Koongolla751/
Cogollo7117,283/
Kongala715,380/
Kangola711,041/
Kongela71633/
Konnola71453/
Kangalo71382/
Konolla7182/
Cogolio7149/
Kangelo7140/
Cangolo7136/
Conolos7136/
Kgogola7127/
Congelo7121/
Kangulo7119/
Kongula7117/
Congola7117/
Khonalo7112/
Kanholo7111/
Konoila719/
Kagoolo717/
Conoloş714/
Kagoulo714/
Kaggolo713/
Qongola713/
Kagholo712/
Konolia712/
Congalo712/
Kanolos711/
Kogolia711/
Konolaa711/
Cogoloo711/
Kogolla711/
Kanoolo711/
Kaagolo711/
Konolat711/
Konolya711/
Kungulo711/
Kogallo711/
Kogolah711/
K'Ogola711/
Kungalo711/
Kakgolo711/
Cogollos67974/
Kongalla67496/
Kung'alo67168/
Kangaloo67137/
Kamngola67131/
Khongela6787/
Kang'ola6747/
Konalosh6719/
Cangoloz6718/
Kangolla6714/
Kosgolla6710/
Connoloy679/
Kagoulou679/
Konnolla677/
Kougoula677/
Konolash676/
Koungala674/
Kang'elo674/
Kangielo674/
Kangalos673/
Kunghalo673/
Kungulos672/
Kangoula672/
Kongaala671/
Konggala671/
Konngala671/
Kounolla671/
Conolosh671/
Cognollo671/
Kanhoolo671/
Kogholah671/
Koinoula671/
Kosnoula671/
Connollo671/
Cogolios671/
Cogolllo671/
K'Ogolla671/
Khangalo671/
Kogollah671/
Kanghola671/
Cosnolho671/
Kangalou671/
Khongala671/

Kongolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kongolo in the Russian language
Конголоkongolo-

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