Shongu Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Shongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shongu (10) may also be a first name.
Shongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shongu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shongu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shongu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shongu reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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 Shongu
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