Woango Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Woango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1291:142,2643,737
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Woango (12) may also be a first name.

Woango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woango occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woango? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woango is the 1,565,797th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woango live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woango is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 142,264. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 72 percent are found, Est Region, where 18 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouango9257/
Wouangou8611/
Waongo839,340/
Boango83146/
Woanga831/
Bouango77332/
Wahongo7729/
Woyongo7719/
Wouanga774/
Waongho771/
Waongoh771/
Wauango771/
Wahong'o719/
Bouangou713/
Wohoungo713/
Wahon'go711/
Wouongoo711/
Boanga67228/
Baongo6771/
Vaongo6732/
Waonga676/
Uaongo673/
Voanga673/
Waomgo671/
Bouanga6219,695/
Woyonga629/
Wahonga623/
Bouongo621/
Baoungo621/
Bohanga621/
Wohonga621/
Bohoungo57756/
Bahoungo5753/
Bouangah571/
Bouaanga571/
Bouangha571/
Bohoungoh5388/
Bahoungoï5316/
Bohoungho538/
Bahoungou532/
Baonga50674/

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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 Woango
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