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 more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wenong is the 1,044,719th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name internationally It is held by 18 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 90,300. In Cameroon it 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. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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