Liongo Surname
Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname
Liongo Surname Definition:
Liongo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: reed.
Liongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,902 | 1:38,843 | 4,790 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Liongo (48) may also be a first name.
Liongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Liongo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: reed.
Liongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Liongo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Liongo.
How Common Is The Last Name Liongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,289th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,712,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Liongo live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 48 people.
The surname Liongo is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,902 people, or 1 in 38,843. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.
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