Mongowa Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mongowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mongowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mongowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mongowa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongowa? popularity and diffusion

Mongowa is the 1,338,236th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mongowa reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Mongowa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 13 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongojwa931/
Mongowaï931/
Mongow921/
Mangowa86650/
Mungowa86489/
Mongoba8622/
Mongova864/
Mongawa862/
Monggowaip821/
Mongaway8027/
Mangowat802/
Muongoba801/
Monckowa801/
Mungow7715/
Mangow7710/
Mongaw777/
Mongov776/
Mongav771/
Mosengova757/
Mongoubai751/
Monggaway751/
Motingawa751/
Mong7339,007/
Mangoba713,394/
Mangawa711,197/
Mangova71357/
Mongaba71330/
Mungoba71275/
Mangowo71150/
Monkova71113/
Mungawa7132/
Mongobo7131/
Mungova7122/
Mungowo718/
Mongabo717/
Magojwa714/
Moncova712/
Munkowa711/
Moonghobaa711/
Moeng6749,655/
Moyng679,552/
Moong674,248/
Moung67822/
Muong67267/
Moing67245/
Mongs67232/
Mangawai67200/
Mmong6792/
Manggawa6767/
Mongk6739/
Mangobai6720/
Mangouba6717/
Mangawea678/
Monkhova677/
Mongp675/
Mangobay675/
Momng674/
Hmong674/
Mangawah674/
Mangowop673/
Moungobo673/
Manggoba672/
Mosengov672/
Mongh672/
Monng672/
Mhong672/
Mgong672/
Mongoubo671/
Mungovha671/
Motng671/
Mhangawa671/
Moëng671/
Monhg671/
Mangaway671/
Mongc671/
Moungaba671/

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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 Mongowa
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