Thongo Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3481:155,68317,592
Thailand3071:230,09238,818
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Thongo (422) may also be a first name.

Thongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thongo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Thongo live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 418,267th most numerous given name globally, borne by 422 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 155,683. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 44 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Thongo Last Name Statistics demography

Thongo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning R 161,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thongho921,517/
Thongou929/
Thonngo924/
Thongoh924/
Thongoo924/
Thong'o923/
Thoingo922/
Thoungo921/
Thongoi921/
Thongod921/
Tongo9111,695/
Thogo91707/
Thonghoi8627/
Thonhngo861/
Thonngho861/
Thongoot861/
Thonggho861/
Thonggoy861/
Thonghgo861/
Thonghoo861/
Thonghot861/
Thango834,850/
Tongou834,512/
Thonga83753/
Toungo83398/
Tongoi83359/
Tonggo83288/
Tongoy83253/
Tonngo83118/
Tongos8361/
Toingo8351/
Tongho8350/
Tongoa8340/
Tongod8334/
Toongo8328/
Tongoh8321/
Tongop8315/
Tuongo837/
Tongoo835/
Tahngo833/
Thomgo833/
Tongot832/
Tongoï831/
Thogho831/
Tthogo831/
Tonhgo831/
Togo80137,981/
Thoongood801/
Toungou77906/
Tonggos77268/
Thonnga77205/
Tonggoy7768/
Thonkga7750/
Tonggoh7719/
Thongha7716/
Tohngoh7711/
Tonghou775/
Thongau775/
Tonggou774/
Thangho774/
Tosengo774/
Totengo774/
Tonngot774/
Tahango772/
Tonggoa771/
Tonggop771/
Thoonga771/
Tonghot771/
Thaango771/
Thangoh771/
Thangou771/
Tonngos771/
Tonngou771/
Tonggot771/
Toongho771/
Toumngo771/
Thogoup771/
Toungos771/
Toningo771/
Thankgo771/
Tonngoo771/
Thangoo771/
Thangot771/
Tonga7334,154/
Tango7320,446/
Togou732,730/
Toigo732,679/
Togoh731,575/
Togoï731,444/
Togoo731,332/
Togoi731,281/
Thago73321/
Tougo73106/
Thoga7378/
Togoy7360/
Togoa7357/
Toogo7356/
Togos7355/
Toñgo7347/
Togot7343/
Toggo7332/
Togod7312/
Toïgo739/
Tocgo738/
Tuogo738/
Ttogo734/
Tomgo734/
Tohgo733/
Tokgo732/
Toungouh7148/
Tonenggo7115/
Toungoup7110/
Tochengo717/
Thangoth715/
Thongaut714/
Thonenga713/
Thoninga713/
Thanghuo711/
Thasingo711/
Tahangou711/
Toungous711/
Toungout711/
Toungouz711/
Dtoungou711/
Tonghoud711/
Thoungau711/
Thanghoo711/
Thangood711/
Tangoa679,015/
Tanggo672,204/
Thanga671,813/
Tangoy67906/
Tongga67829/
Tougou67784/
Tounga67624/
Tangou67615/
Tangoh67323/
Totnga67308/
Tongha67281/
Tangoi67248/
Tongaz67225/
Thagoi67203/
Tangod67195/
Tongah67147/
Togoch67144/
Toinga67110/
Tongat6799/
Tongas6758/
Tangot6748/
Tongau6738/
Toonga6729/
Tangop6724/
Tangos6723/
Toogou6721/
Tongaç6720/
Tongad6718/
Togout6718/
Tockgo6715/
Tosnga6714/
Tangoo6711/
Toungouss6711/
Tanngo6710/
Toumgo679/
Tahago679/
Thogad677/
Toggoh677/
Togosh677/
Tahggo675/
Tonnga675/
Togood674/
Thasnkgod673/
Taango673/
Tongap673/
Tanhgo673/
Thoiga672/
Tosgou672/
Thakgo672/
Dtomgo671/
Thogas671/
Thogat671/
Teungo671/
Thamgo671/
Tahgou671/
Tomgoi671/
Tomgou671/
Toqgoz671/
Toigoo671/
Togohe671/
Togouh671/
Togoup671/
Tankgo671/
Thogha671/
Dtonga671/
Tohgoh671/
Thosingha671/
Thonghaud671/

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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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  • 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 Thongo
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