Vodong Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Vodong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Vodong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vodong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vodong is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vodong? popularity and diffusion
Vodong is the 4,772,636th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Vodong live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent are found and Far North Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Vodong occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 12 percent are found and Vietnam, where 12 percent are found.
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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 Vodong
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