Kpongo Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Kpongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kpongo (12) may also be a first name.
Kpongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kpongo is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpongo are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kpongo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kponggo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kpoungo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpoengo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpogo | 91 | 8,810 | / |
| Kpono | 91 | 25 | / |
| Kponou | 83 | 3,725 | / |
| Kpango | 83 | 1,406 | / |
| Kponga | 83 | 220 | / |
| Kpogho | 83 | 127 | / |
| Kpungo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kpogoh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kpogoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kponno | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpogoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpogou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpangou | 77 | 897 | / |
| Kponnou | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kponhou | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kponois | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kpona | 73 | 1,293 | / |
| Kpago | 73 | 587 | / |
| Kpoga | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kponô | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kponinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpaningo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpanggoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpanga | 67 | 616 | / |
| Kpagou | 67 | 400 | / |
| Kponah | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kpogha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kpogah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kpoona | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kponaa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kpagoi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gpogoi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kpaago | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kpooga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kponha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kponna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kpanoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpumgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kposingha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpogga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpamgo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kpongo
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