Tsongu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tsongu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsongu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tsongu (15) may also be a first name.

Tsongu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsongu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tsongu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsongu? popularity and diffusion

Tsongu is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsongu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tsongu is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Tsongu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Tsongu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshongu9234/
Tsongou9211/
Tsonu9115/
Tsogu911/
Tsoungou8619/
Tsungu833,522/
Tsangu833,368/
Tsogou83372/
Tsonou83341/
Tsionu831/
Tsoghu831/
Tsoneu831/
Tshoungou801/
Tshungu771,677/
Tsangou77835/
Tsougou77223/
Tshangu77208/
Tshengu77202/
Tsounou7772/
Tsionou777/
Thsungu774/
Tsiangu771/
Tshounu771/
Zongu7367/
Tsanu7312/
Congu733/
Tsangueu7161/
Tsiangou7134/
Tchongou7125/
Tssougou718/
Tsanghou715/
Tsunghui712/
Tsanghui711/
Tsangnou711/
Tshsungu711/
Tshunguu711/
Tsogoo671,480/
Tsanou67393/
Chongu67205/
Tzonou6779/
Tsagou6765/
Zongou6748/
Ciongu6721/
Tjangu6711/
Tzoneu673/
Zonggu673/
Tsanhu673/
Zongau671/
Tsumgu671/
Zonghu671/
Tchonghui671/
Tsaunu671/
Zonguu671/
Tchongueu671/
Tchounghu671/
Tsoghault671/
Tshanu671/
Csongó671/
Congou671/

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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 Tsongu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis