Wapongo Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Wapongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wapongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapongo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapongo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wapongo is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wapongo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Wapongo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 75 percent are found, Mbale District, where 10 percent are found and Bududa District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Wapongo
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