Pongo Surname

18,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,3961:4,247487
Angola3,7471:7,203937
Peru3,4171:9,3021,341
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Bolivia5681:18,6911,591
Zimbabwe2851:54,1698,216
Papua New Guinea2691:30,3113,474
Philippines2691:376,35049,367
Indonesia2331:567,59345,468
Congo1911:26,1212,814
Tanzania1851:286,17122,318
France1581:420,39761,236
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
United States921:3,939,771214,590
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Uganda651:600,60431,967
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Zambia351:452,85521,237
England281:1,989,93178,001
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Norway141:367,30634,015
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Pongó (626) & Poñgo (1) are calculated separately.

Pongo (1,418) may also be a first name.

Pongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pongo (Hindi: पोंगो, Russian: Понго) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms: Pongó or Poñgo. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pongo is the 18,921st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 250,225 people. The last name Pongo is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Pongo are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pongo is also the 207,345th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,418 people.

Pongo is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 17,396 people, or 1 in 4,247. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 13 percent reside and Peru, where 12 percent reside.

Pongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pongo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pongo surname rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pongo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pongo last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Pongo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning 389,715 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,572 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.83% less than the national average, earning R 69,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 124.05% more than the national average, earning $50,864,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongó93626/
Poñgo931/
Phongo917,293/
Pongoh912,506/
Pongos911,438/
Pongot91337/
Ponggo91283/
Pongou91149/
Pongod9137/
Pongoa9118/
Pongho9112/
Poungo9111/
Puongo9110/
Pongop918/
Poongo913/
Pongoi912/
Poingo911/
Pfongo911/
Pongoy911/
Ponngo911/
Pono898,746/
Pogo892,661/
Poungou83334/
Phonngo83252/
Pongnop83108/
Ponggot8365/
Ponengo8363/
Pongnot8337/
Pongnoi8337/
Phoingo8336/
Ponggos8329/
Pongnoo8314/
Pohngoh8313/
Poningo8311/
Pongouh8310/
Ponngoh839/
Ponggoy838/
Phongop834/
Phongot834/
Pongnoy834/
Ponggoh833/
Potingo832/
Pongoth831/
Poongot831/
Phonggo831/
Ponghou831/
Pongoup831/
Poungoa831/
Poongod831/
Phongod831/
Pongost831/
Pango807,964/
Pogoy807,120/
Ponga806,489/
Pungo802,287/
Phono80647/
Ponou80637/
Ponno80529/
Ponot80284/
Pogou80237/
Posno80168/
Pogot80161/
Ponoš80157/
Ponoi80141/
Ponos8098/
Pomno8089/
Ponoy8087/
Poggo8072/
Pohno8062/
Pogos8061/
Pogoi8056/
Pouno8042/
Pogoh8032/
Ponoh8029/
Poogo8029/
Ponod8026/
Phogo8020/
Ponop8016/
Posgo8014/
Poino8011/
Ponoś8011/
Pogoo809/
Ponoo807/
Pogoz807/
Pogno806/
Pogoa804/
Pougo804/
Pogho804/
Poigo802/
Pogod802/
Pomgo802/
Pojno801/
Pokgo801/
Ponuo801/
Poyno800/
Phongnoi77205/
Ponengoh7798/
Poungnoi7717/
Pon'gouh7710/
Pongnoot778/
Poungnoy777/
Phongnoo777/
Phonngot775/
Phongnot775/
Poingnot771/
Pounggho771/
Phonngoh771/
Pangou734,831/
Phungo731,614/
Panggo731,186/
Poinot73921/
Pounga73631/
Pangop73561/
Pomnoi73425/
Pangos73417/
Phango73272/
Pungot73229/
Pongas73189/
Pangod73169/
Pogost73125/
Pangot73119/
Pangoh7399/
Pognot7397/
Pousgo7397/
Ponnou7382/
Phonoi7369/
Pounou7368/
Pungoi7361/
Poinho7356/
Phengo7353/
Pungod7353/
Poynot7352/
Pangoa7350/
Pongah7347/
Paango7344/
Poinga7343/
Poonoo7342/
Pongad7342/
Pounot7342/
Pungos7338/
Pangoy7338/
Poonga7334/
Pangoi7332/
Punggo7332/
Pongga7328/
Pomnou7326/
Phonga7322/
Phonoy7321/
Pongha7319/
Poonoi7318/
Pongap7317/
Pongat7317/
Ponoth7315/
Ponnoi7314/
Phogot7314/
Ponnoj7310/
Pogois739/
Photno739/
Pongna739/
Pungou738/
Posnot738/
Poghos737/
Ponnoo737/
Puonga737/
Pougou736/
Phonou736/
Ponnot735/
Poggot735/
Ponnoy735/
Ponnoh734/
Phonot734/
Pangho734/
Pohnoh734/
Poonoy734/
Pomnoy734/
Pungoo733/
Pogots733/
Phonoa733/
Pungoy733/
Ponnod732/
Pongau732/
Ponosh732/
Pomnot732/
Potnoy732/
Pogodz732/
Poghuo732/
Panngo732/
Phonno732/
Posnoi732/
Poghou731/
Potnoo731/
Pongaa731/
Paungo731/
Pungoh731/
Phogoo731/
Poinno731/
Poenga731/
Pangno731/
Pangoo731/
Phoggo731/
Pognoi731/
Puingo731/
Puungo731/
Posgho731/
Pomgou731/
Poogou731/
Ponopp731/
Ponoup731/
Poënot731/
Poínho731/
Poñgos731/
Ppoggo731/
Pougho731/
Pounoh731/
Pougno731/
Pognoy731/
Poghoi731/
Poonoh731/
Pohnoi731/
Poinos731/
Ponhod731/
Ponnos731/
Ponood731/
Pomnoo731/
Pungoa731/
Pankgo731/
Poynos730/
Poiggo730/
Potnod730/
Phoungnoi715/
Pona675,858/
Pago672,306/
Patingo672,045/
Photnoi671,404/
Phongha67901/
Poga67888/
Potinga67872/
Phonnoi67629/
Phangoa67378/
Phomnoi67294/
Panggoy67268/
Pangnoi67267/
Poño67160/
Paningo67157/
Panggoa67148/
Poignot67124/
Potynga6796/
Phongat6774/
Phongna6763/
Potenga6752/
Pangoup6751/
Poinhos6743/
Pasengo6736/
Punengo6734/
Punggoy6734/
Poonnoi6734/
Ponenga6730/
Phonnop6726/
Poomnoi6724/
Patengo6722/
Pahango6718/
Ponnoth6715/
Punggot6715/
Panghou6713/
Poninga6712/
Potîngă6712/
Phangot6710/
Poungha6710/
Phoonoi679/
Ponó678/
Pangnoo678/
Ponnoos677/
Págo677/
Poonnoy676/
Phomnoy676/
Panengo675/
Paangop675/
Poonnoo675/
Panghoi675/
Poomnoy675/
Phoinot674/
Phonnot674/
Punggos674/
Pangnoy674/
Phongga674/
Pangott673/
Poonoos673/
Phamngo673/
Ponggau672/
Poogood672/
Pangout672/
Panggoh672/
Poinnot672/
Pangoot672/
Pangoud672/
Pongnad672/
Pogoits671/
Ponhous671/
Poongga671/
Poughos671/
Phangho671/
Pfoinos671/
Poisnot671/
Ponuoha671/
Poná671/
Pannggo671/
Phomnot671/
Phangoi671/
Punngos671/
Posenga671/
Pongauz671/
Poughou671/
Poughuo671/
Poumnou671/
Pounouh671/
Phongau671/
Pougnou671/
Poungga671/
Phonnoo671/
Phonnoy671/
Phungoo671/
Phognoy671/
Phomgod671/
Phangno671/
Peungoo671/
Poongad671/
Poongah671/
Poonoot671/
Pongach671/
Pongnat671/
Pomnooy671/
Punggoh671/
Punggou671/
Pangnou671/
Posnott670/
Poggott670/

Pongo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pongo in the Hindi language
पोंगोpongo-
Pongo in the Russian language
Понгоpongo-

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