Wachong Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Wachong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
Costa Rica431:111,1641,807
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Wachong (32) may also be a first name.

Wachong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wachong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wachong is the 1,038,570th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Wachong are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 32 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, South Region, where 6 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Wachong Last Name Statistics demography

Wachong earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wachong
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