Wangok Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wangok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wangok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangok Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangok occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wangok.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangok? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangok is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wangok live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Wangok is primarily concentrated in: Buliisa District, where 50 percent live and Wakiso District, where 50 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangook | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangokh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanghok | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weanghok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangak | 83 | 91 | / |
| Wanguk | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vangok | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wangoic | 77 | 203 | / |
| Wangake | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wanghuk | 77 | 4 | / |
| Banghok | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bangock | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wuangak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vangook | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woongok | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weanghog | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hwanghuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banghock | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanghock | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wangag | 67 | 203 | / |
| Vangog | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bangog | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wonguk | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Wangok
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis