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

Wengo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengo? popularity and diffusion

Wengo is the 418,171st most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. Wengo is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wengo reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wengo is also the 1,024,927th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 87 people.

Wengo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 109,128. Barring The DR Congo Wengo occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Wengo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wengo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wengo last name grew 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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