Songu Surname

171,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Songu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1121:83,8745,922
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Uganda921:424,34025,938
Liberia511:86,4427,100
India431:17,838,730274,051
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Songu (243) may also be a first name.

Songu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Songu (Hindi: सोंगू, Marathi: सोमु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Songu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Songu is the 171,018th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,893,031 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Songu are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 573,164th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 243 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,112 people, or 1 in 83,874. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Songu is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Songu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Songu surname is predominantly 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 political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songnu91552/
Songou91455/
Songut91239/
Shongu91178/
Songgu9133/
Songhu9119/
Songuç9117/
Sonngu9113/
Soungu9111/
Songuh919/
Songuu914/
Siongu911/
Songau911/
Sonu8918,800/
Sogu89261/
Songnui83758/
Soungou83728/
Songnuy83177/
Songhui8317/
Songhou8313/
Shongut8310/
Shongnu831/
Songnou831/
Songueu831/
Sonngou831/
Sonngau831/
Soongnu831/
Sangu8022,920/
Sungu8015,096/
Sonou801,306/
Sonuç80662/
Sonup80546/
Sogus80278/
Sogou80212/
Sogut80138/
Sonut80114/
Jongu80104/
Somnu8088/
Sionu8081/
Zongu8067/
Sonau8066/
Shonu8064/
Sonnu8049/
Shogu8038/
Soinu8028/
Sounu8022/
Sougu8020/
Soonu8015/
Sonui8011/
Suonu8010/
Soggu807/
Soneu807/
Soghu805/
Sohnu804/
Soguh804/
Sonuu803/
Sogau803/
Congu803/
Sonuj802/
Siogu801/
Sonud801/
Somgu801/
Sogud801/
Soguí801/
Sonus800/
Schongut7733/
Songouha771/
Shangu7314,375/
Sunggu736,768/
Sougou735,003/
Shungu734,893/
Sounou731,716/
Sangou731,144/
Sangau731,078/
Sanggu73841/
Sangut73493/
Siangu73478/
Sanghu73323/
Chongu73205/
Sonnut73193/
Sungut73103/
Somnut7368/
Shonuu7365/
Shoygu7356/
Sonnui7354/
Sunngu7350/
Zongou7348/
Sonnou7346/
Shonus7345/
Songoo7331/
Sungup7331/
Sonous7330/
Sotnui7328/
Shengu7323/
Somnus7323/
Saangu7321/
Sangup7321/
Zongus7318/
Sangnu7317/
Sangud7315/
Sangus7315/
Djongu7312/
Sunguh7311/
Soïnou738/
Jonggu738/
Soguth737/
Soinou737/
Sungau736/
Saungu736/
Sonuch736/
Shougu735/
Shounu735/
Soughu735/
Sanguh735/
Sohnui735/
Soynou734/
Jongou734/
Sogush733/
Sunghu733/
Soonus733/
Samngu733/
Sonaup733/
Zonggu733/
Shonut732/
Siogou732/
Soneus732/
Sonnus732/
Sonhou732/
Sognou732/
Soigou732/
Sanguz732/
Sohnuy732/
Somnud732/
Soygut731/
Sjangu731/
Sonhui731/
Sonneu731/
Sonnuu731/
Sonush731/
Zonguu731/
Sonohu731/
Jonguu731/
Szuogu731/
Soguha731/
Soonud731/
Siungu731/
Ziongu731/
Zongau731/
Zonghu731/
Sonaus731/
Songoe731/
Somnou731/
Somguz731/
Soonou731/
Sonouh731/
Sosgou731/
Sohgou731/
Soghut731/
Sogous731/
Suhngu731/
Ssangu731/
Sahngu731/
Sanqgu731/
Sángus731/
Sángut731/
Sánguz731/
Sungou731/
Congou731/
Ssungu731/
Siogut731/
Sonaut731/
Sonoup731/
Jongau731/
Sonout730/
Sonnau730/
Sonahu730/
Sanu6716,497/
Zogu671,938/
Sagu671,877/
Sanggau67609/
Sungguh67555/
Sangnut67304/
Sounnou67302/
Soughou67216/
Schonau67129/
Sangnui67112/
Shaungu6762/
Zonu6757/
Sang'ut6757/
Djongou6742/
Sanghui6738/
Zhonggu6737/
Zhonghu6737/
Shuungu6729/
Sanggut6728/
Sunggau6726/
Shongoe6724/
Shoynuu6721/
Chongnu6721/
Sanggup6721/
Siomnou6717/
Sangueu6711/
Sangoud6710/
Sosnaud679/
Shanghu679/
Sonnuch678/
Sunggut677/
Sangnuy677/
Shangnu676/
Sungggu674/
Zonghui674/
Siangou674/
Sonauth674/
Chongou674/
Sangnou674/
Somnuch674/
Sangguh673/
Zoungou673/
Sanghud673/
Shangou672/
Sanghau672/
Choongu672/
Shenghu672/
Soineus672/
Sosnoud672/
Zonggau671/
Sahangu671/
Sangout671/
Sangouy671/
Zonghou671/
Sunghui671/
Sunguth671/
Saamngu671/
Somgueu671/
Souggou671/
Sougnou671/
Souhnou671/
Soghuid671/
Sogneus671/
Shanggu671/
Shougou671/
Shongoo671/
Shoonuu671/
Shoghui671/
Soumnou671/
Sounhou671/
Sanghou671/
Sanghuj671/
Satengu671/
Saungnu671/
Schungu671/
Szounou671/
Djonghu671/
Choungu671/
Shunguh671/
Sougoud671/
Chonghu671/
Zongout671/
Shaangu671/
Shenggu671/
Sangaud671/
Xogu671/
Shonhut670/

Songu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Songu in the Marathi language
सोमुsomu-
Songu in the Hindi language
सोंगूsongu66.67
सोंगुsongu33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Songu
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