Mikongo Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Mikongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 550 | 1:96,257 | 9,571 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
Mikongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mikongo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 381,197th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikongo are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 96,257. In Tanzania Mikongo is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 59 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 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
- 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 Mikongo
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