Songu Surname
Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname
Songu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,112 | 1:83,874 | 5,922 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Uganda | 92 | 1:424,340 | 25,938 |
| Liberia | 51 | 1:86,442 | 7,100 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Songu (243) may also be a first name.
Songu Demographics
Songu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Songu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Songu (Hindi: सोंगू, Marathi: सोमु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,018th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,893,031 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Songu reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 573,164th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 243 people.
Songu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,112 people, or 1 in 83,874. In Nigeria Songu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Songu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Songu surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Songu surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
Songu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Songu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Songu in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमु | somu | - |
| Songu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोंगू | songu | 66.67 |
| सोंगु | songu | 33.33 |
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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 Songu
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