Tongola Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Tongola Surname Definition:
Tongola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the act of shelling (especially maize or groundnuts).
Tongola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Tongola (23) may also be a first name.
Tongola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tongola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the act of shelling (especially maize or groundnuts).
Tongola Demographics
Average Tongola Salary in
United States
$52,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tongola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tongola is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongola? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 416,572nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname Tongola is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tongola live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tongola is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 13 percent reside.
Tongola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tongola surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Tongola earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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