Wasongo Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wasongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wasongo (28) may also be a first name.

Wasongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasongo occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. Wasongo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wasongo live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wasongo is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washongo935/
Wassongo933/
Wasgongo932/
Waisongo931/
Wasonga8611,271/
Basongo86713/
Wasango86193/
Wosongo8648/
Wazongo8623/
Vasongo865/
Wesongo862/
Basonggo8068/
Bassongo8064/
Waisango8018/
Woshongo807/
Bas'ongo804/
Wasongah803/
Washonga803/
Washango802/
Beasongo801/
Waisungo801/
Wasionga801/
Wwasonga801/
Wessongo801/
Waisonga801/
Wassangou755/
Waichongo751/
Wesonga7133,615/
Bazongo716,852/
Bosongo715,830/
Basonga711,114/
Wasanga71372/
Basango71314/
Wasunga7180/
Vasonga7176/
Wazonga7134/
Wajango7110/
Wassangouï717/
Bassoungou712/
Wezongo711/
Wosango711/
Wozango711/
Wezango711/
Basungo711/
Bashonga671,589/
Bassonga67280/
Washanga67120/
Bossongo6769/
Bosiongo6748/
Bassango6717/
Wesongah678/
Wassanga674/
Woshonga673/
Bosongoy672/
Wessonga672/
Wesongha672/
Wasianga671/
Basangou671/
Basungoj671/
Washenga671/
Basionga671/
Weesonga671/
Weisonga671/
Vossongo671/
Waisunga671/
Bosong'o671/

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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
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  • 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 Wasongo
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