Wongo Surname

197,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,126 people bear this surname

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

Wongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7871:93,87510,644
Burkina Faso4701:39,0471,970
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
Uganda1391:280,85820,004
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Ivory Coast521:443,67814,663
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Benin141:738,25740,906
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wongo (479) may also be a first name.

Wongo Last Name Facts

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

Wongo is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,020th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,427,820 people. The surname Wongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wongo reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,635th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 479 people.

Wongo is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 787 people, or 1 in 93,875. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Wongo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wongo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wongo last name grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wongo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wongo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.99% less than the national average, earning R 144,984 per year and in United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonggo91665/
Wongho91108/
Wongou9117/
Hwongo918/
Wongoh918/
Wongoi914/
Wongod914/
Wongoo912/
Woongo911/
Whongo911/
Woungo911/
Wonghoi83398/
Wonghoy836/
Wonngot835/
Wongoud834/
Wongood832/
Wosengo831/
Wongoup831/
Wongout831/
Wongodd831/
Wongooh831/
Wongoop831/
Wongoot831/
Wonggod831/
Wonggot831/
Wonghoo831/
Wonghou831/
Bongo8043,546/
Wango809,444/
Wonga803,906/
Wungo801,322/
Vongo80327/
Uongo807/
Wonggood772/
Wonggoud771/
Boongo734,158/
Wangoi733,150/
Bonggo732,118/
Huongo731,775/
Bongoy73981/
Wongat73708/
Bongou73455/
Wonnga73389/
Wangoy73310/
Bongho73295/
Wangou73248/
Wangoh73241/
Boungo73154/
Bongoi73119/
Wongga73117/
Wangoo73105/
Wongha73104/
Woinga7382/
Vongoi7372/
Wanggo7361/
Boingo7345/
Wungou7338/
Wunggo7338/
Uongoi7330/
Waango7329/
Wounga7327/
Wanngo7324/
Wangho7319/
Wangoa7313/
Wuango7310/
Vongoh736/
Bongoo735/
Buongo734/
Vongho734/
Wangos733/
Bonngo733/
Bong'o732/
Wang'o732/
Waungo732/
Wongah731/
Vongos731/
Bon'go731/
Wong'a731/
Wuonga731/
Wongad731/
Boungou6710,298/
Wanghou67218/
Wonghat6739/
Bonggoy6719/
Wongaud6712/
Wanghos6710/
Voungou679/
Boungoi678/
Boongoy678/
Boongoh675/
Boongho674/
Wanggos673/
Wanggoi672/
Wang'oo672/
Woumnga672/
Woingah672/
Boungho672/
Boungoh672/
Ouhango672/
Ouhongo672/
Vongoot672/
Vonghoy672/
Boongoo672/
Wanghoi671/
Wanghoo671/
Wannngo671/
Wangouh671/
Wanghoa671/
Votengo671/
Wonghah671/
Bon'gou671/
Boinggo671/
Boungoy671/
Vonggod671/
Wongaut671/
Wongauy671/
Wonghad671/
Wanngoh671/
Wanghuo671/
Boongoi671/
Vongoth670/

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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 Wongo
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