Mpongolo Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Mpongolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mpongolo (27) may also be a first name.
Mpongolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpongolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpongolo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpongolo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,028,911th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpongolo are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpongolo is also the 2,036,353rd most common given name globally, borne by 27 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 96 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mpongolo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphongolo | 94 | 633 | / |
| Mpoengolo | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mpogolo | 93 | 737 | / |
| Mpongola | 88 | 7 | / |
| Mpogollo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mpungolo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bongolo | 80 | 2,924 | / |
| Vongolo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mponola | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mpogola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpongela | 75 | 113 | / |
| Bongoolo | 75 | 68 | / |
| Boungolo | 75 | 65 | / |
| Bongollo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mpungulo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mpangelo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mpangulo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mpangola | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhongolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpagnolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bogolo | 71 | 212 | / |
| Boingotlo | 71 | 150 | / |
| Bongoulou | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mphungulo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Boungoulo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphangelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongola | 67 | 580 | / |
| Bangolo | 67 | 456 | / |
| Bongalo | 67 | 161 | / |
| Bougolo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Boungoulou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhogolo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vongola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bogollo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bogojlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonngotlop | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpongolo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis