Wandigo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wandigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wandigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wandigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wandigo is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wandigo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wandigo is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Wandigo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandigo live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 89 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandikgo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wandiga | 86 | 214 | / |
| Wandego | 86 | 50 | / |
| Vandigo | 86 | 27 | / |
| Bandigo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wandugo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bandigou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wandigau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wandhiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wandega | 71 | 1,425 | / |
| Bandiga | 71 | 134 | / |
| Wandyga | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wanduga | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bondigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wandegau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bandhiga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wandeega | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hwandega | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vandegou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wandhega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wandegga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bandjgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaandega | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bondiga | 57 | 84 | / |
| Bandyga | 57 | 46 | / |
| Vandega | 57 | 27 | / |
| Bandega | 57 | 6 | / |
| Wondega | 57 | 2 | / |
| Boundiga | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wondegau | 53 | 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 Wandigo
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