Wengo Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6771:109,12812,069
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wengo (87) may also be a first name.

Wengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wengo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengo? popularity and diffusion

Wengo is the 418,171st most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wengo are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wengo is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 87 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 109,128. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wengo is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Wengo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wengo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wengo surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenggo91231/
Weingo9115/
Waengo914/
Wengou912/
Wengoy911/
Wngo896/
Waenggo8319/
Waengoh835/
Wenghou834/
Wenghuo832/
Wingo809,247/
Bengo806,616/
Wenga803,551/
Vengo80420/
Wyngo801/
Weanga73608/
Bengou73351/
Hwenga73339/
Vengoa73275/
Waenga73215/
Bengoo73174/
Benggo7381/
Bengho7359/
Waingo7353/
Viengo7328/
Whenga7323/
Vengoo7316/
Vengou7314/
Wingoh7313/
Bengoy7311/
Wengad738/
Weinga737/
Vengos737/
Wengaa736/
Beengo734/
Wengga734/
Winggo734/
Vengho733/
Bengoi733/
Vaengo733/
Wengha732/
Wiongo732/
Ouengo732/
Wingou731/
Wesnga731/
Wingop731/
Wnghop731/
Wingos731/
Vengoi731/
Weunga731/
Wingho731/
Wengat730/
Wingoo730/
Winngo730/
Wingot730/
Wengatz6785/
Benggoy6732/
Vengosh677/
Waingho673/
Wnga673/
Benghoy672/
Wingost672/
Weingha672/
Vngo672/
Wuengha671/
Weangah671/
Vengoha671/
Vengood671/
Venghou671/
Whengah671/
Behngoo671/
Wiennga670/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wengo
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