Lapongo Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

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

Lapongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lapongo (23) may also be a first name.

Lapongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapongo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,101st most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lapongo live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name on earth, held by 23 people.

The surname Lapongo is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laponggo932/
Lapogo92324/
Lapono92261/
Lopongo86695/
Laponoh86224/
Lepongo8681/
Lapango867/
Laponga864/
Lapongga80220/
Laponoha8024/
Lapangot8015/
Loopongo809/
Lapanggo806/
Lopong'o805/
Lopongoi801/
Laeponga801/
Lapangos801/
Lapangho801/
Lapungot801/
Lopono7757/
Lapona778/
Lapago777/
Lopogo773/
Lepoungou754/
Lopango71447/
Loponga71167/
Laponohova7191/
Leponga7157/
Lapanga7147/
Laspona7139/
Loponos7133/
Lapunga7124/
Loponoh7122/
Lopuono717/
Laupago713/
Lapouga713/
Loponoi712/
Lepango711/
Laponna711/
Loponou711/
Loupoungou711/
Lyapanga67206/
Lapangga6756/
Lopanggo6730/
Lapangas677/
Lasponas675/
Lepanggo673/
Lepounga672/
Lapungga672/
Lopong'a671/

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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
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  • 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 Lapongo
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