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

Tjirongo is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tjirongo.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjirongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tjirongo is the 640,141st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tjirongo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Tjirongo is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 6,024. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 39 percent reside, Omaheke Region, where 38 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 21 percent reside. Besides Namibia Tjirongo is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Tjirongo
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