Songoro Surname
Approximately 6,521 people bear this surname
Songoro Surname User-submission:
Songoro is a surname for males in Africa, particularly in East Africa in the countries Kenya and Tanzania. It is of Swahili (Bantu) origins. In the past it was the name for metalsmiths.
Songoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,328 | 1:9,936 | 1,290 |
| Kenya | 611 | 1:75,581 | 7,061 |
| France | 204 | 1:325,602 | 49,364 |
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Songoro (654) may also be a first name.
Songoro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Songoro is a surname for males in Africa, particularly in East Africa in the countries Kenya and Tanzania. It is of Swahili (Bantu) origins. In the past it was the name for metalsmiths.
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Songoro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Songoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Songoro is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Songoro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,284th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,117,550 people. Songoro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Songoro live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Songoro is also the 324,709th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 654 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,328 people, or 1 in 9,936. In Tanzania Songoro is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 16 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Songoro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Songoro last name is predominantly Christian (88%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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