Wongbay Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wongbay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia7251:6,081725
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Wongbay (21) may also be a first name.

Wongbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wongbay is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongbay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,693rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name Wongbay occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wongbay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wongbay is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 6,081. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 73 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 16 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wongbaye93440/
Wongbaya931/
Wongba921,383/
Wongbat86211/
Wongbah8633/
Wangbay866/
Wongbye862/
Wongbae862/
Wongboa861/
Woingba861/
Wungbay861/
Wongbaht807/
Wongbath802/
Womgbaye802/
Wotingba801/
Woingbai801/
Bongbaya801/
Wangba771,986/
Bongba77965/
Wongbe77189/
Wungba7775/
Vongba7756/
Wongbi7718/
Wangby7712/
Bongby772/
Wongbé771/
Wongva771/
Wongbue7169/
Wangbai7152/
Vongbap7149/
Bongbah7123/
Wongbeh7122/
Woingbi7116/
Woungbe7116/
Vongvay7115/
Bangbay7114/
Womgbah7110/
Wongvai719/
Boungba715/
Wangbah713/
Wongbui712/
Wongboe712/
Wongbou712/
Bongbaa712/
Wangbey712/
Bongbau711/
Wongbit711/
Woingbe711/
Wongvah711/
Voungba711/
Wangbea711/
Wangbau711/
Bangbaye6761/
Wangbeye677/
Wangbiya674/
Vongbath672/
Boungbai671/
Bongbeya671/
Woungbeh671/
Wutingba671/
Vongbaht671/
Wwongbee671/
Whongbeh671/

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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 Wongbay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis