Werongo Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Werongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Werongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werongo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Werongo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Werongo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania Werongo is most common in: Tanga Region, where 85 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 13 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Werongo exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werono921/
Berongo8651/
Worongo861/
Berongoy802,833/
Waronggo8044/
Verongos806/
Werangoi805/
Warong'o801/
Wieronga801/
Wirono77503/
Wirogo7785/
Verono7710/
Werona777/
Verogo771/
Beronggoy7574/
Werunga712,986/
Berango71675/
Birongo71290/
Verango71190/
Beronga71130/
Wairogo7181/
Warango7154/
Vetrono717/
Verogos716/
Wirotno715/
Verougo714/
Wesrona712/
Weranga712/
Virongo712/
Wironop711/
Waronga711/
Veronoi711/
Berongga6720/
Weeranga679/
Birongoy678/
Wearanga675/
Wairango675/
Warangoi674/
Weiranga674/
Bironggo673/
Berungoy673/
Wieranga672/
Biroongo671/
Verangot671/
Warangou671/
Bairongo671/
Berrango671/
Ouerango671/
Werungah671/
Weronach670/

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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 Werongo
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