Wampongo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wampongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wampongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wampongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wampongo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wampongo? popularity and diffusion
Wampongo is the 4,772,636th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wampongo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 56 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found and Buyende District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamppongo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wampogo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bampongo | 88 | 905 | / |
| Wampango | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wabongo | 80 | 103 | / |
| Wampona | 80 | 63 | / |
| Bompongo | 75 | 1,192 | / |
| Wampanga | 75 | 40 | / |
| Watbongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waboingo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waibongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wabogo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Watbongou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanpoonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wampana | 67 | 202 | / |
| Wabonga | 67 | 88 | / |
| Babongo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wabango | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bampona | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bompono | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wobongo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waibogo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bampoga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanphoonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanpoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavougo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vampona | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wampongo
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