Polongo Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Polongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Polongo Last Name Facts

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

Polongo is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polongo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Polongo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Polongo are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil Polongo is primarily concentrated in: Ceará, where 54 percent are found, Federal District, where 38 percent are found and Goiás, where 4 percent are found. Beside Brazil Polongo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Polongo
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