Nkongo Surname
Approximately 10,107 people bear this surname
Nkongo Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'hunter'.
Nkongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,764 | 1:9,516 | 1,179 |
| Cameroon | 1,869 | 1:11,112 | 1,493 |
| Tanzania | 248 | 1:213,474 | 17,909 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Nkongo (126) may also be a first name.
Nkongo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'hunter'.
- mfumuyabantuNkongo Demographics
Average Nkongo Salary in
South Africa
R 111,072
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkongo is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkongo is the 50,744th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 721,039 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkongo reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkongo is also the 829,183rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 126 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,764 people, or 1 in 9,516. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Nkongo Last Name Statistics demography
Nkongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning R 111,072 per year.
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Footnotes
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