Wogwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wogwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wogwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wogwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wogwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kayunga District, where 50 percent reside, Tororo District, where 36 percent reside and Masindi District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woggwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woogwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wongway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wagwa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Wokwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wogwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wogwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wegwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woungwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wongwaij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waggwa | 73 | 116 | / |
| Wongwi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wagway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hwagwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wagwad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wegwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wongwo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wagwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vongwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wongva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wogbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wougba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wongkwi | 67 | 503 | / |
| Hwangwa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Wongwee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wongwui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wongvai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wogbeah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuogbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wonguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uongwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwongwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougway | 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 Wogwa
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