Wegang Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Wegang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 517 | 1:40,172 | 5,354 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wegang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wegang is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wegang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 599,225th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wegang reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Wegang is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 40,172. In Cameroon Wegang is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 29 percent live. Other than Cameroon Wegang occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weigang | 92 | 999 | / |
| Weygang | 92 | 50 | / |
| Wiegang | 92 | 20 | / |
| Whegang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Woegang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wouegang | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wagang | 83 | 221 | / |
| Begang | 83 | 65 | / |
| Wegong | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wogang | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vegang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beigang | 77 | 79 | / |
| Beygang | 77 | 64 | / |
| Ouegang | 77 | 42 | / |
| Wiegank | 77 | 38 | / |
| Wogaing | 77 | 37 | / |
| Weigong | 77 | 9 | / |
| Begaing | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waigang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wigangc | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beghang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woigang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weygank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakgang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huegang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houegang | 71 | 19 | / |
| Beighang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beyghang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beigaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woingang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wa'agang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigang | 67 | 24 | / |
| Begong | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vigang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wagong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baigang | 62 | 17 | / |
| Huigang | 62 | 16 | / |
| Wiggong | 62 | 13 | / |
| Bighang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waghong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waigank | 62 | 0 | / |
| Veangoing | 53 | 1 | / |
| Winhghong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bigong | 50 | 151 | / |
| Vagong | 50 | 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 Wegang
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