Wayong'o Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wayong'o Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayong'o Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1841:250,97817,076

Wayong'o (99) may also be a first name.

Wayong'o Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wayong'o Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wayong'o is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayong'o? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wayong'o is the 1,252,959th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Wayong'o is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayong'o are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 99 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside.

Wayong'o Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayongo9361/
Wahong'o889/
Wayongho887/
Wayang'o884/
Wayon'go882/
Wayiongo881/
Waongo869,340/
Bayongo80873/
Wayonga8030/
Wahongo8029/
Woyongo8019/
Wayango806/
Wayingo802/
Waongho801/
Waongoh801/
Vaayongo756/
Bayonggo751/
Uaayongo751/
Baiyongo751/
Wahon'go751/
Wiango71505/
Byongo71122/
Baongo7171/
Waingo7153/
Vaongo7132/
Uhaayongo717/
Waonga716/
Uaongo713/
Waungo712/
Wiongo712/
Woungo711/
Wyonga711/
Waomgo711/
Boyongo671,463/
Bayonga67618/
Wayanga67513/
Wayenga67285/
Biyongo67258/
Wiyango67182/
Wayinga67180/
Buyongo67128/
Bayango6765/
Wouango6757/
Woyengo6713/
Wajango6710/
Woyonga679/
Wawengo679/
Waengoh675/
Bayengo674/
Wahonga673/
Vayango673/
Wajngot673/
Waingho673/
Weyonga672/
Beyongo672/
Baoungo671/
Bayungo671/
Bajongo671/
Wiyonga671/
Wauango671/
Wyounga671/
Weyango671/
Wainggo670/

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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 Wayong'o
  • 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