Tongo Surname

44,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Tongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4561:30,0813,773
Congo1,8461:2,703448
Cameroon1,5341:13,5391,850
Peru1,3401:23,7192,646
Nigeria6581:269,21415,356
Philippines6541:154,79925,689
South Africa6251:86,68410,659
Tanzania4301:123,12011,660
Papua New Guinea3931:20,7472,207
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Zimbabwe2011:76,80711,322
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Niger1101:174,4736,193
Indonesia971:1,363,39493,839
Ivory Coast851:271,42610,543
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Zambia661:240,15014,690
Burkina Faso531:346,2665,749
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
India401:19,176,635286,670
England391:1,428,66862,556
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Toñgo (47) are calculated separately.

Tongo (1,344) may also be a first name.

Tongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tongo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻧﻜﻮ, Russian: Тонго) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant: Toñgo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,404th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 623,133 people. The surname Tongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Tongo are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tongo is also the 214,184th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,344 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,456 people, or 1 in 30,081. Not including The DR Congo Tongo occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Tongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tongo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tongo surname rose 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tongo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tongo last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Tongo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,614 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning R 143,304 per year and in United States they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $43,699 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toñgo9347/
Tongou914,512/
Thongo91697/
Toungo91398/
Tongoi91359/
Tonggo91288/
Tongoy91253/
Tonngo91118/
Tongos9161/
Toingo9151/
Tongho9150/
Tongoa9140/
Tongod9134/
Toongo9128/
Tongoh9121/
Tongop9115/
Tuongo917/
Tongoo915/
Tongot912/
Tongoï911/
Tongno911/
Tonhgo911/
Togo89137,981/
Tono8928,497/
Thongho831,517/
Toungou83906/
Tongnoi83451/
Tonggos83268/
Tongnoy83133/
Tonggoy8368/
Tongnoo8327/
Tonggoh8319/
Tohngoh8311/
Thongou839/
Thongno836/
Tonghou835/
Tonggou834/
Tosengo834/
Totengo834/
Tonngot834/
Thonngo834/
Thongoh834/
Thongoo834/
Thong'o833/
Toungno832/
Thoingo832/
Toungho831/
Tonggoa831/
Tonggop831/
Thoungo831/
Tonghot831/
Tonngos831/
Tonngou831/
Tonggot831/
Toongho831/
Touyngo831/
Toumngo831/
Thongoi831/
Toungos831/
Tongnos831/
Toningo831/
Tongnop831/
Tonngoo831/
Thongod831/
Tonga8034,154/
Tango8020,446/
Tonoy804,679/
Tonou804,448/
Tungo803,389/
Togou802,730/
Toigo802,679/
Tomno802,267/
Togoh801,575/
Togoï801,444/
Togoo801,332/
Togoi801,281/
Togno80944/
Thogo80707/
Tonoi80509/
Togho80489/
Tonos80466/
Tuono80334/
Tonno80315/
Tonoo80172/
Touno80139/
Tougo80106/
Tonot8072/
Thono8066/
Togoy8060/
Togoa8057/
Toino8056/
Toogo8056/
Tonoz8056/
Togos8055/
Togot8043/
Tonuo8042/
Toggo8032/
Tohno8020/
Tonop8017/
Togod8012/
Toïgo809/
Tocgo808/
Tuogo808/
Tonoh808/
Tosno805/
Ttogo804/
Tomgo804/
Tonod804/
Tonoa804/
Tohgo803/
Tokgo802/
Toyno802/
Thongnoo77212/
Thongnoy77184/
Toungouh7748/
Thonghoi7727/
Tonenggo7715/
Toungoup7710/
Tochengo777/
Toungous771/
Toungout771/
Toungouz771/
Dtoungou771/
Tonghoud771/
Thonhngo771/
Thonngho771/
Thongoot771/
Thonggho771/
Thonggoy771/
Thonghgo771/
Thonghoo771/
Thonghot771/
Tangoa739,015/
Thango734,850/
Tanggo732,204/
Tounou732,117/
Thungo731,646/
Tangoy73906/
Tongga73829/
Tougou73784/
Thonga73753/
Tounga73624/
Tangou73615/
Toinot73339/
Tangoh73323/
Totnga73308/
Tongha73281/
Tangoi73248/
Tongaz73225/
Thonoi73222/
Tangod73195/
Tongah73147/
Togoch73144/
Tongna73112/
Toinga73110/
Tonnou73104/
Tonnot73101/
Tongat7399/
Tuingo7372/
Tonnos7360/
Toïnou7360/
Tongas7358/
Tangho7348/
Tangot7348/
Tungoy7345/
Tongau7338/
Toumno7335/
Toonga7329/
Toonoo7329/
Toghuo7329/
Tunggo7327/
Tungod7326/
Thonot7325/
Tangop7324/
Tangos7323/
Toogou7321/
Tongaç7320/
Toinou7319/
Toonoi7319/
Tongad7318/
Togout7318/
Tockgo7315/
Tosnga7314/
Tonnoi7314/
Tungoh7313/
Tangoo7311/
Tonoud7311/
Tanngo7310/
Toumgo739/
Toinoi738/
Tonhou738/
Tungou737/
Tounno737/
Toggoh737/
Togosh737/
Tungos736/
Toynou736/
Tgonou735/
Thonos735/
Tonnga735/
Togood734/
Tangno734/
Tungot734/
Thonop734/
Tonnoy734/
Toynoo734/
Taango733/
Ttungo733/
Tongap733/
Tahngo733/
Thomgo733/
Thonoy733/
Tanhgo733/
Thonoa732/
Tonouh732/
Tomnos732/
Toghoy732/
Tosgou732/
Tuungo732/
Tungho732/
Tuomno732/
Tungop732/
Dtomgo731/
Tognou731/
Tounuo731/
Tonoos731/
Tungoz731/
Toghoh731/
Teungo731/
Toînou731/
Tomnou731/
Tomgoi731/
Tomgou731/
Tonnoh731/
Toqgoz731/
Toenga731/
Tohgno731/
Tohnou731/
Toigoo731/
Toghou731/
Tognoy731/
Togohe731/
Togouh731/
Togoup731/
Tankgo731/
Thonou731/
Thogho731/
Thogno731/
Tthogo731/
Dtonga731/
Tomnoh731/
Tungoi731/
Tohgoh731/
Tohnoh731/
Tohnoy731/
Tomnoi731/
Tomnop731/
Tomnoy731/
Toonoy731/
Tonood731/
Tonoup731/
Tonout731/
Toungouss7111/
Thoongnoi711/
Thoongood711/
Thongnoch711/
Tago6722,993/
Tona6720,613/
Toga6712,472/
Toogood674,429/
Toño671,330/
Togooch67866/
Wantono67507/
Tatengo67279/
Tangost67215/
Tangnoi67211/
Thonnga67205/
Toumnou67134/
Taningo67106/
Totenga6791/
Tangout6773/
Thungot6770/
Tanggot6768/
Tanggoy6766/
Thonkga6750/
Tonnous6747/
Tosenga6741/
Toingna6734/
Teungoh6733/
Thomnoi6732/
Tunggos6730/
Tangnoo6726/
Thonnoi6724/
Tunggot6723/
Tounnou6720/
Tunggoo6717/
Toninga6716/
Thongha6716/
Tosinga6714/
Toumgno6712/
Tanggoh6712/
Tanghoh6712/
Vantono679/
Tanggop679/
Tangnoy678/
Toná676/
Touggou676/
Tunggoh676/
Tangnod675/
Tonghat675/
Thongau675/
Thoinot675/
Toogosh675/
Thangho674/
Tasingo674/
Totngat674/
Tounouh674/
Tongaht674/
Tougout674/
Toumgou673/
Tanghou673/
Tôgo672/
Tongaat672/
Toisnos672/
Tounous672/
Tangnou672/
Tangoha672/
Tangoup672/
Tahango672/
Thumngo672/
Tangood672/
Toungad671/
Tongass671/
Tongath671/
Thonoss671/
Thoonga671/
Tang'oa671/
Tanggoa671/
Tangoth671/
Tochgod671/
Tumngoh671/
Tunggoy671/
Tuognou671/
Thaango671/
Thangoh671/
Thangou671/
Tomgosz671/
Toinnou671/
Tounnoa671/
Tounois671/
Toukgou671/
Toumgho671/
Toumgoy671/
Toungas671/
Tougouz671/
Tanggod671/
Tangouh671/
Tasengo671/
Thonnou671/
Thogoup671/
Thungho671/
Thotnoi671/
Thongnooch671/
Toughoj671/
Thankgo671/
Tohgnoi671/
Tonggat671/
Tonghau671/
Toongad671/
Toomnoy671/
Toungat671/
Toungha671/
Thungod671/
Thonnoy671/
Thangoo671/
Thangot671/
Tanggoi671/
Tanghoo671/
Tougous670/
Tougood670/
Toynoiz670/

Tongo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tongo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﻧﻜﻮtwnkw-
Tongo in the Russian language
Тонгоtongo-

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