Mbongoya Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbongoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbongoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbongoya Last Name Facts

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

Mbongoya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbongoya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,333,288th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Mbongoya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbongoya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 255,159. In Uganda Mbongoya is most numerous in: Kiruhura District, where 25 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 13 percent reside and Ssembabule District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Mbongoya
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