Shongov Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shongov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shongov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shongov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shongov (Russian: Шонгов) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shongov? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Shongov reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Shongov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 70 percent live, Gabrovo Province, where 10 percent live and Sliven Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shongov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shongov in the Russian language | ||
| Шонгов | songov | - |
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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 Shongov
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