Wawong Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wawong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
Wawong (32) may also be a first name.
Wawong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Wawong are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wawong is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 32 people.
The last name Wawong is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 89 percent are found and North Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwong | 92 | 3,643 | / |
| Wawwong | 92 | 12 | / |
| Waewong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waswong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wauwong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waewwong | 86 | 193 | / |
| Weawwong | 86 | 13 | / |
| Waewhong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whawwong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weawhong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wawang | 83 | 510 | / |
| Wawung | 83 | 67 | / |
| Wowong | 83 | 64 | / |
| Wavong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baywong | 77 | 79 | / |
| Waiwang | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wawuang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Woowong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Weewong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Watvong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Weavong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wowwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wewwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waehwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hwaawang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boowwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woowongs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaewwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahavong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babong | 67 | 577 | / |
| Wevang | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wewang | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bavong | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uawang | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uabong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wowang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vavong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wobung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uowong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wawong
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