Wenong Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Wenong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 230 | 1:90,300 | 10,845 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Wenong (18) may also be a first name.
Wenong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenong is most common in Cameroon. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Wenong is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wenong reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.
The last name Wenong is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 90,300. In Cameroon Wenong is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 58 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 24 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenhong | 92 | 32 | / |
| Weinong | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wenoing | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wegnong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wennong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weinhong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Benong | 83 | 629 | / |
| Wenang | 83 | 227 | / |
| Wanong | 83 | 58 | / |
| Wonong | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wenotting | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wanhong | 77 | 188 | / |
| Wannong | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wonhong | 77 | 18 | / |
| Uengong | 77 | 15 | / |
| Weinang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wennang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Benoong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benhong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenhang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Huenong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beenong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wegnang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuengang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wouenang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanhoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vwetnang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weignang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binong | 67 | 990 | / |
| Benang | 67 | 855 | / |
| Wanang | 67 | 675 | / |
| Winang | 67 | 117 | / |
| Benung | 67 | 105 | / |
| Uinong | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wonang | 67 | 30 | / |
| Winung | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vanong | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wanonk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vinong | 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 Wenong
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