Arwong Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Arwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Arwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arwong is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arwong? popularity and diffusion
Arwong is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Arwong occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Arwong live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Arwong is mostly found in: Kaabong District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earwong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ausrwong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Arwang | 83 | 43 | / |
| Orwong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aruong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atruong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garuong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arhwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Autruong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Arwangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orbong | 67 | 662 | / |
| Arbang | 67 | 35 | / |
| Arveng | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aruang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arvung | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arvang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arbaang | 62 | 31 | / |
| Garvang | 62 | 12 | / |
| Horwang | 62 | 11 | / |
| Harveng | 62 | 9 | / |
| Harvang | 62 | 5 | / |
| Garuang | 62 | 3 | / |
| Arruang | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gorvong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arrbang | 62 | 1 | / |
| O'Truong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Harboinc | 57 | 1 | / |
| D'Harveng | 53 | 84 | / |
| Orbang | 50 | 264 | / |
| Oruang | 50 | 63 | / |
| Eruang | 50 | 58 | / |
| Orvang | 50 | 30 | / |
| Ervang | 50 | 1 | / |
| Orvung | 50 | 1 | / |
| Orwamg | 50 | 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 Arwong
- 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