Watongo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
France11:66,422,722504,397

Watongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watongo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Watongo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Watongo is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Watongo is most common in: Manafwa District, where 71 percent reside, Bududa District, where 10 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 10 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watoungo931/
Watoungou881/
Batongo86205/
Watango86153/
Watonga8664/
Wotongo8622/
Batongoi8028/
Watangou808/
Batongou806/
Baitongo805/
Batoongo804/
Batuongo802/
Batoungo801/
Wastangou751/
Batuongho751/
Batoungou751/
Botongo712,811/
Watanga711,214/
Batonga71304/
Batango71257/
Watunga7115/
Wotango7113/
Vatonga7110/
Wetonga713/
Wotonga711/
Woutoungou711/
Vatango711/
Waithang'o711/
Batangou67137/
Wathanga6762/
Wattanga6759/
Bothongo6752/
Waitanga671/
Waatunga671/
Vatangou671/
Wastanga671/
Watangha671/
Batounga671/
Batanggo671/
Baitonga671/
Watangah671/

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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 Watongo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis