Rongo Surname
Approximately 2,289 people bear this surname
Rongo Surname User-submission:
The surname Rongo derives from many Pacific Ocean island languages. In te reo māori the word Rongo means 'peace' (specifcally after war) or 'all the senses except for sight' (hear, feel, taste, percieve).
Rongo (or Rongo-mā-tāne) is the name of a major God in Māori mythology of cultivated crops especially kūmara, a vital crop.
Read More About This SurnameRongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 357 | 1:1,625 | 111 |
| United States | 315 | 1:1,150,663 | 82,561 |
| Italy | 306 | 1:199,858 | 28,832 |
| Philippines | 267 | 1:379,169 | 49,596 |
| South Africa | 220 | 1:246,262 | 25,099 |
| Papua New Guinea | 156 | 1:52,267 | 6,566 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| New Zealand | 63 | 1:71,878 | 10,704 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Cook Islands | 38 | 1:478 | 55 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Rongo (948) may also be a first name.
Rongo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Rongo derives from many Pacific Ocean island languages. In te reo māori the word Rongo means 'peace' (specifcally after war) or 'all the senses except for sight' (hear, feel, taste, percieve).
Rongo (or Rongo-mā-tāne) is the name of a major God in Māori mythology of cultivated crops especially kūmara, a vital crop.
Rongo is also the name of the God of agriculture and war in the Cook Islands, son of the Vatea (sky father) and Papa (earth mother).
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Rongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rongo (Russian: Ронго) has its highest incidence in The Solomon Islands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rongo? popularity and diffusion
Rongo is the 185,182nd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,183,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 28 percent of Rongo reside; 25 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 16 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 262,398th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 948 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 1,625. In The Solomon Islands Rongo is mostly concentrated in: Makira Province, where 41 percent reside, Malaita Province, where 23 percent reside and Guadalcanal Province, where 20 percent reside. Barring The Solomon Islands this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 13 percent reside.
Rongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rongo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rongo last name increased 2,864 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rongo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Rongo last name are 18.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Rongo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.53% less than the national average, earning R 157,968 per year and in United States they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $50,658 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rongo in the Russian language | ||
| Ронго | rongo | - |
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