Wengwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wengwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wengwa is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wengwa live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Wengwa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwengwa | 92 | 34 | / |
| Wengwai | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wengwap | 92 | 6 | / |
| Waengwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weng'wa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wengwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vengwa | 83 | 562 | / |
| Wengua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wengwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wengwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hwengwe | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wengwei | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wingwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bengqwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weingwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wingwat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weng'ua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenghua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wengbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vengwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wnkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiengwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengua | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Vengua | 67 | 280 | / |
| Bengba | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bengwi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wenguo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wingua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wingwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benqwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wingwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wengbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wengvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wingwi | 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
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- 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 Wengwa
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