Rongum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rongum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rongum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Rongum Last Name Facts

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

Rongum is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rongum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rongum live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 40 percent are found, Koboko District, where 20 percent are found and Moyo District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rongaum921/
Ronum916/
Rogum911/
Rotnum8369/
Rangum8313/
Rognum839/
Roinum831/
Rongom831/
Rogaume77136/
Rougoum7711/
Roonnum774/
Ronghom771/
Rangnum771/
Rongung771/
Rongoun771/
Rossinggum750/
Ranum731,527/
Ragum73197/
Ronom73102/
Rogom7310/
Ronghung71210/
Ronggung713/
Rongon67918/
Rangom6786/
Rangun6786/
Ranaum6763/
Ratnum6726/
Rannum6710/
Ragnum6710/
Raghum677/
Rungom677/
Roonom674/
Rasnum674/
Rranum673/
Rhanum672/
Raugum670/

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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
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  • 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 Rongum
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