Pongela Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Pongela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Pongela (25) may also be a first name.
Pongela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pongela has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pongela are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
Pongela is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Pongela
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