Sango Surname
Approximately 88,977 people bear this surname
Sango Surname User-submission:
The surname Sango comes from the name of god of lightning and thunder.
Sango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 47,606 | 1:1,552 | 147 |
| Angola | 12,226 | 1:2,208 | 380 |
| Burkina Faso | 7,888 | 1:2,327 | 325 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,482 | 1:3,444 | 273 |
| Tanzania | 3,634 | 1:14,568 | 1,896 |
| Philippines | 1,680 | 1:60,261 | 10,152 |
| Cameroon | 1,432 | 1:14,504 | 1,975 |
| Ecuador | 1,132 | 1:14,051 | 2,177 |
| Nigeria | 1,019 | 1:173,840 | 10,753 |
| Mali | 903 | 1:18,792 | 722 |
| Japan | 854 | 1:149,701 | 7,646 |
| South Africa | 811 | 1:66,804 | 8,369 |
| Indonesia | 807 | 1:163,878 | 15,946 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Ivory Coast | 302 | 1:76,395 | 4,203 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Liberia | 295 | 1:14,944 | 1,561 |
| Papua New Guinea | 284 | 1:28,710 | 3,262 |
| France | 277 | 1:239,793 | 37,155 |
| Uganda | 265 | 1:147,318 | 13,127 |
| Kenya | 248 | 1:186,209 | 13,948 |
| Solomon Islands | 243 | 1:2,387 | 220 |
| Pakistan | 168 | 1:1,063,356 | 13,447 |
| Benin | 113 | 1:91,466 | 10,568 |
| Spain | 100 | 1:467,520 | 24,100 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| Congo | 84 | 1:59,394 | 5,297 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Thailand | 64 | 1:1,103,724 | 164,273 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Turkey | 53 | 1:1,468,329 | 57,819 |
| Zambia | 52 | 1:304,806 | 17,055 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Šango (181), Sangó (2), Sangô (1) & Sañgo (1) are calculated separately.
Sango (13,909) may also be a first name.
Sango Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Sango comes from the name of god of lightning and thunder.
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Sango Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sango (Hindi: संगो, Marathi: सांगो, Oriya: ସାୋ, Russian: Санго) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Šango, Sangó, Sangô or Sañgo. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sango.
How Common Is The Last Name Sango? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,346th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 81,904 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sango reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sango is also the 48,831st most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 13,909 people.
Sango is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 47,606 people, or 1 in 1,552. Beside The DR Congo Sango is found in 94 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 14 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.
Sango Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sango has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sango Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sango are 2.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sango earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.6% less than the national average, earning R 143,544 per year; in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $45,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.2% less than the national average, earning $29,708 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sango Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sango in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୋ | sao | - |
| Sango in the Marathi language | ||
| सांगो | sango | 77.78 |
| संगो | sango | 16.67 |
| सांगोिव | sangoiva | 5.56 |
| Sango in the Hindi language | ||
| संगो | sango | 73.33 |
| सांगो | sango | 16.67 |
| संजो | sanjo | 6.67 |
| सान्गो | san'go | 3.33 |
| Sango in the Russian language | ||
| Санго | sango | - |
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