Wedunga Surname
Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname
Wedunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,820 | 1:21,450 | 3,146 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wedunga (17) may also be a first name.
Wedunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedunga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 223,609th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,001,947 people. The last name Wedunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedunga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wedunga is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,820 people, or 1 in 21,450. In Uganda Wedunga is mostly found in: Zombo District, where 40 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 19 percent live and Nebbi District, where 15 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedhunga | 93 | 8 | / |
| Weduunga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wedungha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wedungga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wedung'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Weddunga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wadunga | 86 | 52 | / |
| Wedonga | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bedounga | 80 | 18 | / |
| Waidunga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vedounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waddunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bidunga | 71 | 296 | / |
| Widonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vedonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bedunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bidounga | 67 | 2,582 | / |
| Bedoungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedoungou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Widongo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Bidunge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Waidongo | 53 | 14 | / |
| Vidunger | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bidoungou | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Wedunga
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