Bongwong Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Bongwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 201 | 1:103,329 | 12,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Bongwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bongwong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongwong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bongwong are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Bongwong is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 103,329. In Cameroon Bongwong is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 8 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Bongwong is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongwon | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bongbong | 88 | 600 | / |
| Wongwong | 88 | 113 | / |
| Bongwang | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bangkwong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boonguong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bongbon | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bongwan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bangwon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wangwong | 75 | 838 | / |
| Wongwang | 75 | 455 | / |
| Bongwane | 75 | 98 | / |
| Bungwang | 75 | 41 | / |
| Uangwong | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bonkwang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bongkwan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vongvong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bankwong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongvung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonguang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonggwan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huangwong | 71 | 24 | / |
| Bhongwane | 71 | 15 | / |
| Boongvang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonguang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongkwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boungvang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangwoing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangwan | 67 | 259 | / |
| Bongban | 67 | 101 | / |
| Bonguan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vongwan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vongvon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vangwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangwom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basengwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huangwongs | 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 Bongwong
- 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