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

Wongbay is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongbay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,693rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wongbay live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Wongbay is also the 2,368,944th most common first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 6,081. In Liberia Wongbay is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 73 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 16 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Wongbay is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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
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