Tjirongo Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tjirongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjirongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4001:6,0241,168
Botswana661:33,1356,513
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tjirongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tjirongo is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tjirongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjirongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 640,141st most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tjirongo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 6,024. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 39 percent live, Omaheke Region, where 38 percent live and Khomas Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Namibia Tjirongo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjirongoo941/
Jirongo93771/
Sirongo80652/
Girongo8010/
Zirongo809/
Jironga809/
Cirongo801/
Djirango757/
Tsironga754/
Tjirunga753/
Sirongho751/
Sirongoy751/
Cirhongo751/
Sironghoi714/
Sironga671,135/
Gerongo6718/
Cirango6716/
Girango6714/
Cironga6710/
Jiranga676/
Zerongo674/
Serongo672/
Gironga671/
Sirango671/

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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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  • 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 Tjirongo
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