Wongoma Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wongoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wongoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wongoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wongoma is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wongoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Wongoma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wongoma live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wongoma is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wongoma is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongoma | 86 | 2,794 | / |
| Wangoma | 86 | 354 | / |
| Wongama | 86 | 106 | / |
| Wungoma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wongamat | 80 | 657 | / |
| Wongamai | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wang'oma | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bongomah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wongamad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Boungoma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanggoma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bongouma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanghoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woingama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wan'goma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongomet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongammat | 75 | 388 | / |
| Wongummat | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boungouma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Womgoumah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongahmad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangoma | 71 | 441 | / |
| Bongama | 71 | 315 | / |
| Wangome | 71 | 208 | / |
| Bonguma | 71 | 150 | / |
| Wangama | 71 | 140 | / |
| Bongomo | 71 | 70 | / |
| Wangomo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bongome | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wanguma | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bungoma | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vangoma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wungama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wangema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vongama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Woingami | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bangouma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boongama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boongome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wongamit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boungama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangomah | 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 Wongoma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis