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
Wapongo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wapongo is predominantly 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.
The surname Wapongo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Wapongo is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 75 percent reside, Mbale District, where 10 percent reside and Bududa District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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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