Wambongo Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Wambongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 369 | 1:125,149 | 10,392 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wambongo (17) may also be a first name.
Wambongo Demographics
Wambongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambongo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wambongo is the 492,243rd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Wambongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambongo reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.
The last name Wambongo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 125,149. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 24 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Wambongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimbongo | 94 | 21 | / |
| Waymbongo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bambongo | 88 | 254 | / |
| Wombongo | 88 | 41 | / |
| Wambonga | 88 | 31 | / |
| Wembongo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wombonggo | 82 | 40 | / |
| Waimbangho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bombongo | 75 | 1,958 | / |
| Bambango | 75 | 51 | / |
| Wambanga | 75 | 23 | / |
| Wombango | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wambunga | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wombonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wombanggo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banbongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waimbanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambanga | 63 | 254 | / |
| Bombonga | 63 | 97 | / |
| Bambunga | 63 | 55 | / |
| Bombango | 63 | 48 | / |
| Wonbonga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wombanga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vombonga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wembanga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Banbangou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Bahmbunga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boumbonga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bombaango | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vanbangou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bahambunga | 56 | 5 | / |
| Bahambanga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bonboungou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bombanga | 50 | 1,206 | / |
| Bombunga | 50 | 458 | / |
| Bonbonga | 50 | 26 | / |
| Banbanga | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Wambongo
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