Wihogora Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Wihogora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wihogora Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wihogora Last Name Facts

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

Wihogora is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihogora? popularity and diffusion

Wihogora is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Wihogora occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wihogora reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kyenjojo District, where 43 percent live, Buliisa District, where 7 percent live and Isingiro District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda Wihogora occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bihogora88120/
Biogoura757/
Wihagarat711/
Biogara672/
Wahigra672/
Biogoro671/
Wihokheri594/
Wahogwere594/
Wahokar538/
Wehagar531/
Wehegar531/
Wahakor531/
Wahagaru501/
Wahuwagr501/
Weheagar501/
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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 Wihogora
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