Wegoye Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Wegoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 95 | 1:410,940 | 25,444 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Wegoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wegoye occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wegoye live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wegoye is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 28 percent are found, Kampala District, where 21 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Wegoye exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wegooye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wegaye | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wegoya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Begoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wagoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weegoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wegayeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagooye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vegoe | 73 | 38 | / |
| Begoy | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wegou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wegay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wygoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wegayeau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagaye | 67 | 45,298 | / |
| Begaye | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Bigoye | 67 | 155 | / |
| Begoue | 67 | 75 | / |
| Begoyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wogoue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wagoya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wegiyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vegoya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Begeye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Begoya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wageye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wogaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wigoyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wegoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wagiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vegeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bygoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vogoye | 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 Wegoye
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