Wegolo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wegolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Wegolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegolo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wegolo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 82 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegollo924/
Weigolo921/
Wegulo833,709/
Begolo83151/
Wagolo8317/
Wogolo834/
Wegalo832/
Wegelo831/
Waigolo77885/
Weigulo77132/
Wegolla774/
Weggulo772/
Wegalou771/
Wiegelo771/
Weghulo771/
Weguulo771/
Veigolo771/
Wagoolo771/
Begolio770/
Wagoulou717/
Begouloh711/
Wagola674,944/
Vigolo672,430/
Bigolo6784/
Wegula6780/
Wagalo6775/
Wagelo6772/
Begola6731/
Begulo6718/
Vegola6713/
Wegela6713/
Vegelo678/
Vagolo676/
Vígolo675/
Begalo672/
Wigulo671/
Wigola671/
Wogalo671/
Wogola671/

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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 Wegolo
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