Shongo Surname
Approximately 5,555 people bear this surname
Shongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,062 | 1:14,595 | 1,805 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shongo (262) may also be a first name.
Shongo Demographics
Average Shongo Salary in
United States
$29,952 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shongo (Russian: Шонго) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shongo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,700th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,311,889 people. Shongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shongo are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most commonly used first name globally, held by 262 people.
Shongo is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,062 people, or 1 in 14,595. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Shongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shongo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shongo last name expanded 11,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shongo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shongo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shongo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.88% less than the national average, earning R 83,460 per year and in United States they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $29,952 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shongo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shongo in the Russian language | ||
| Шонго | songo | - |
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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 Shongo
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