Mwongo Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwongo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 973,426th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwongo are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya Mwongo is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 72 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 25 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Mwongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwongoi924/
Mbongo8351,906/
Mwango8315,063/
Mwonga831,625/
Mvongo831,558/
Muongo83150/
Mwungo833/
Mwangoi77213/
M'Bongo77201/
Mwangoo77176/
Mbongho7762/
Mwangoy7755/
Mbuongo7748/
Mbongou7734/
Mbongoo7732/
Mboongo7721/
Mboungo7720/
Mwangoa775/
Mwangos773/
Mwongha772/
Mwaango772/
Mbongoi772/
Mwangoh771/
Mboingo771/
Mhbongo771/
Mbhongo771/
Mvongoh771/
Mbongoy771/
Mboungou7146,304/
Mwasengo71401/
Mvoungou7175/
Mvoengou719/
Mwangoha718/
Mbhongho713/
Muhoongo712/
Mboungoy712/
Muhonngo711/
Mbuongho711/
M'Bongou711/
M'Mbongo711/
Mboungoh711/
Mouhango711/
Mwanga6744,733/
Mbango6715,821/
Mbonga6712,139/
Mbungo671,670/
Muonga671,099/
Mvango67816/
M'Boungou67409/
Mvengo67205/
Muango67163/
Mwunga6717/
Mvonga673/
Mvungo673/
Mouhangou672/
Mwachingo671/

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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 Mwongo
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