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/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wambongo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambongo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 492,243rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambongo live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 125,149. In Kenya Wambongo is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 24 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Wambongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wambongo last name 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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