Lipongo Surname
Approximately 981 people bear this surname
Lipongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 731 | 1:72,424 | 7,566 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lipongo (22) may also be a first name.
Lipongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lipongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lipongo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lipongo? popularity and diffusion
Lipongo is the 367,166th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname Lipongo is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lipongo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lipongo is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 72,424. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 60 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 39 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liponggo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lipogo | 92 | 106 | / |
| Lipono | 92 | 45 | / |
| Lupongo | 86 | 1,335 | / |
| Lipango | 86 | 622 | / |
| Liponga | 86 | 275 | / |
| Lepongo | 86 | 81 | / |
| Lipungo | 86 | 18 | / |
| Liphogo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lipanggo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lipangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lipounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luphongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lepono | 77 | 364 | / |
| Lepogo | 77 | 160 | / |
| Lipago | 77 | 137 | / |
| Lipoga | 77 | 71 | / |
| Lipona | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lepoungou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lipanga | 71 | 5,998 | / |
| Lupango | 71 | 2,427 | / |
| Lipunga | 71 | 725 | / |
| Luponga | 71 | 179 | / |
| Leponga | 71 | 57 | / |
| Lephogo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Leponos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lepango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lephono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lupanggo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Lipangga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lepounou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lephokgo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lepanggo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lepounga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lupangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liopagou | 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 Lipongo
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