Wahogo Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wahogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3241:142,53111,485
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wahogo (15) may also be a first name.

Wahogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahogo is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahogo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahogo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 835,661st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Wahogo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wahogo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name in the world, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 142,531. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 56 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 12 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wahogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wahogo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waogo91229/
Wahon'go861/
Wahougou861/
Wayogo83154/
Wahoga8310/
Wajogo834/
Waougo832/
Wahonga773/
Bahougo771/
Waougou771/
Waongoh771/
Waoga7342/
Baogo7318/
Wohoungo713/
Bahougou711/
Wayiongo711/
Wayoga67499/
Wouago6766/
Vaongo6732/
Wajoga6714/
Bohogo675/
Uaongo673/
Woagou671/
Baogou671/

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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 Wahogo
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