Shongolo Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shongolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shongolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3401:135,82311,115
Namibia1951:12,3562,329
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Shongolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shongolo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shongolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Shongolo? popularity and diffusion

Shongolo is the 544,808th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shongolo live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 135,823. In Kenya Shongolo is most common in: Tana River County, where 71 percent live, Lamu County, where 29 percent live and Kilifi County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Shongolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shongolo last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shongolo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.24% less than the national average, earning R 35,064 per year and in United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shongollo941/
Songolo938,158/
Shogolo93192/
Chongolo882,411/
Shogholo88351/
Shongola88279/
Shangolo88141/
Songgolo8818/
Siongolo8815/
Shokgolo8813/
Soungolo883/
Sgongolo883/
Shengolo881/
Ssongolo881/
Shomgolo881/
Sogolo86112/
Sonolo867/
Shogoolou822/
Chongollo822/
Choongolo821/
Soungollo821/
Songola801,180/
Shonola80941/
Sangolo80280/
Zongolo80183/
Shogola80111/
Chogolo8043/
Songulo8033/
Songelo8026/
Songalo8018/
Sogoilo8014/
Sogoulo8014/
Shonalo801/
Sougolo801/
Ssogolo801/
Xongolo801/
Sgogolo801/
Sungolo801/
Soungoulou782/
Schoingelo781/
Chongola755,730/
Soungalo75663/
Shangalo75318/
Chogolou75149/
Zongoolo7568/
Shokgola7567/
Siangolo7563/
Sangollo7545/
Shengelo7517/
Shonuola7516/
Changolo7513/
Songgola757/
Shonoola757/
Shongala755/
Shangola755/
Songallo755/
Shengola753/
Shogoola752/
Shhonola752/
Shonnola752/
Sougoulo752/
Song'ola751/
Songolla751/
Shungulo751/
Zongoloi751/
Songolia751/
Shangulo751/
Samngolo751/
Sangoolo751/
Sungoloy751/
Siongola751/
Songoola751/
Shokgalo751/
Shongela751/
Shagholo751/
Sonola711,582/
Zogolo71207/
Sanolo7178/
Sogola7162/
Sagolo7151/
Soungallo7120/
Zonolo719/
Chongotla719/
Sonalo716/
Sougoulou715/
Shangaloo712/
Soungoula712/
Chogoulou712/
Sogalo711/
Sheugholo711/
Choongola711/
Zoungoulo711/
Sogoló711/
Sounngalo711/
Songela67958/
Songala67634/
Sangola67512/
Zongola67493/
Sangalo67370/
Songula67116/
Zungolo67115/
Sougalo6793/
Sannolo6768/
Sangulo6756/
Schongalla6750/
Sangelo6746/
Shagalo6731/
Chogola6721/
Sungulo6713/
Soinola6712/
Sogolya6710/
Zogollo6710/
Sonuola6710/
Saugolo6710/
Shonala679/
Sonolia676/
Sounghalou676/
Sungalo676/
Shogala675/
Shanola674/
Sungola674/
Zongalo674/
Sonolla673/
Sonoola673/
Sagoylo673/
Sogolla672/
Sonnola672/
Sagnolo672/
Chanolo672/
Zoungoulou672/
Sogholo671/
Somnola671/
Shahanolos671/
Zangolo671/
Zogolou671/
Zougolo671/
Sounola671/
Sagollo671/
Shanalo671/
Sonallo671/

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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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  • 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 Shongolo
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