Washongo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Washongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Washongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Washongo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Washongo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Washongo is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Washongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Washongo is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Washongo live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Washongo is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasongo93271/
Woshongo887/
Wassongo883/
Washonga883/
Washango882/
Wasgongo882/
Waisongo881/
Waichongo821/
Wasonga8011,271/
Basongo80713/
Wasango80193/
Wosongo8048/
Wazongo8023/
Vasongo805/
Wesongo802/
Bashonga751,589/
Washanga75120/
Basonggo7568/
Bassongo7564/
Waisango7518/
Bas'ongo754/
Woshonga753/
Wasongah753/
Wessongo751/
Wasionga751/
Waisungo751/
Beasongo751/
Wwasonga751/
Washenga751/
Waisonga751/
Waichungo7191/
Wassangou715/
Watshanga711/
Wesonga6733,615/
Bazongo676,852/
Bosongo675,830/
Basonga671,114/
Wasanga67372/
Basango67314/
Wasunga6780/
Vasonga6776/
Wassangouï677/
Bassoungou672/
Basungo671/
Wosango671/

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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 Washongo
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