Wesongah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wesongah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wesongah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesongah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wesongah is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wesongah.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesongah? popularity and diffusion
Wesongah is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesongah are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Wesongah is most numerous in: Busia County, where 57 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Kilifi County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesonga | 93 | 33,615 | / |
| Wasongah | 88 | 3 | / |
| Besongah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wessonga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wesongha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Weisonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Weesonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wiesonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wetshonga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wesssonga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasonga | 80 | 11,271 | / |
| Besonga | 80 | 304 | / |
| Wezonga | 80 | 96 | / |
| Wisonga | 80 | 65 | / |
| Wesanga | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wesongo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weshenga | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bessonga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Beshonga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Woshonga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Washonga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weshanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wasionga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besongha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwasonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waisonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wessongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besongo | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Bisonga | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Wasanga | 67 | 372 | / |
| Wasongo | 67 | 271 | / |
| Besanga | 67 | 154 | / |
| Vasonga | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wosongo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wazonga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wisanga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bezonga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wosanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wisongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wejanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijonga | 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 Wesongah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis