Makongu Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Makongu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makongu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makongu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makongu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makongu? popularity and diffusion

Makongu is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makongu reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo Makongu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

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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 Makongu
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