Abwong Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Abwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Abwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abwong is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Abwong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abwong is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwong live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Abwong is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 15 percent are found, Amolatar District, where 8 percent are found and Apac District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abwon | 91 | 396 | / |
| Abwang | 83 | 513 | / |
| Abwone | 83 | 43 | / |
| Obwong | 83 | 22 | / |
| Abbong | 83 | 21 | / |
| Abuong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebwong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Apwong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwoine | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gabwang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abwosen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwon | 73 | 253 | / |
| Abuon | 73 | 138 | / |
| Abbon | 73 | 26 | / |
| Abwan | 73 | 24 | / |
| Apwon | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abwom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abbang | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Obuong | 67 | 390 | / |
| Abboun | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abuang | 67 | 49 | / |
| Abuone | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obwang | 67 | 25 | / |
| Habwan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ebwang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abwuan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abwaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abbung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abuonk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuonq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habbon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eabwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abboon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abwong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis