Mkongo Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9121:27,6893,331
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mkongo (23) may also be a first name.

Mkongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkongo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkongo? popularity and diffusion

Mkongo is the 202,948th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,553,167 people. Mkongo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkongo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name Mkongo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,912 people, or 1 in 27,689. In Tanzania Mkongo is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 24 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Tanga Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mkongo Last Name Statistics demography

Mkongo earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 116.6% more than the national average, earning R 514,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkong'o92110/
Mmkongo9260/
Mkongoa9237/
Mkhongo9222/
Mkongoi921/
Mgkongo921/
Mkonngo921/
Mkongoh921/
Mkono915,464/
Mkogo9120/
Mkoningo862/
Mkango832,964/
Mkonga831,474/
Mkungo83591/
Mkhono8376/
Mqongo8349/
Mkhogo831/
Mkonoo831/
Mkhungo775,211/
Mkounga77113/
Mgcongo7758/
Mkhango7736/
Mgqongo7728/
Mkuonga7713/
Mhcongo779/
Mkhonga774/
McKonoy773/
Mkaungo771/
Mkhonno771/
Mkhengo771/
Mkounou771/
Mqcongo771/
Mkona73722/
Mkoga73717/
Mcono7358/
Mqogo7324/
Mkago734/
Mqono732/
Mkahango71108/
Mkoninga711/
Mkanga675,065/
Mkunga672,387/
Mkhona6777/
Mqonga6743/
Mconga6710/
Mkooga676/
Mkokga672/
McKona672/
Mkogas672/
Mkumgo671/
Mgcono671/
Mcango671/
Mgqono671/
Mkonha671/
Mkgogo671/

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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 Mkongo
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