Lipongo Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lipongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lipongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7311:72,4247,566
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lipongo is the 367,166th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lipongo are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lipongo is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 72,424. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 60 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 39 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liponggo931/
Lipogo92106/
Lipono9245/
Lupongo861,335/
Lipango86622/
Liponga86275/
Lepongo8681/
Lipungo8618/
Liphogo863/
Lipanggo804/
Lipangou801/
Lipounga801/
Luphongo801/
Lepono77364/
Lepogo77160/
Lipago77137/
Lipoga7771/
Lipona774/
Lepoungou754/
Lipanga715,998/
Lupango712,427/
Lipunga71725/
Luponga71179/
Leponga7157/
Lephogo713/
Leponos711/
Lepango711/
Lephono711/
Lupanggo67223/
Lipangga6728/
Lepounou6717/
Lephokgo674/
Lepanggo673/
Lepounga672/
Lupangou671/
Liopagou671/

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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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