Wesong Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wesong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wesong (52) may also be a first name.

Wesong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Wesong are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wesong is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 70 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 27 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisong9221/
Wessong929/
Weasong922/
Weshong921/
Wiesong921/
Weesiong861/
Besong838,876/
Wysong832,968/
Wisong83252/
Wasong8398/
Wosong8327/
Wesang8318/
Wesung831/
Bessong773,657/
Wassong771,104/
Wessang77226/
Weisang77221/
Whysong77193/
Wasiong7754/
Wessung7735/
Beshong7728/
Waisong7716/
Wisoong773/
Beasong772/
Wossong772/
Whisong771/
Wisiong771/
Huesong770/
Wissong770/
Washong770/
Wishong770/
Weizhong7175/
Weisheng7157/
Weissang7150/
Weisiang7148/
Waisiong7110/
Besszong7110/
Waissong717/
Besssong716/
Weishang714/
Waisoung713/
Weysheng711/
Weichong711/
Bessoung711/
Whassong711/
Waiseong711/
Weishung711/
Bisong6713,663/
Wisang67844/
Wisung67128/
Wasang6778/
Waßong6771/
Weischung6754/
Besang6740/
Wosang6722/
Besung6718/
Bysong6716/
Wejang676/
Vosong675/
Uisong675/
Vasong675/
Weihsiang674/
Bezong672/
Wazong672/
Weischang671/
Wezang671/
Vesang671/
Wysang670/
Wysung670/

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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 Wesong
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