Torongo Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Torongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6041:25,5603,899
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Torongo (82) may also be a first name.

Torongo Last Name Facts

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

Torongo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Torongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,798th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname Torongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Torongo live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 82 people.

Torongo is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 25,560. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 28 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Torongo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Torongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torongo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torongo surname rose 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torongo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torongo are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

Torongo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year.

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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 Torongo
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