Wongu Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Wongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wongu (25) may also be a first name.
Wongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wongu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wongu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wongu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Wongu live; 35 percent live in Oceania Islands and 35 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wongu is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname Wongu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Wongu is mostly found in: Madang, where 56 percent live, West Sepik, where 28 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongut | 91 | 162 | / |
| Wongup | 91 | 80 | / |
| Wonghu | 91 | 76 | / |
| Wongou | 91 | 17 | / |
| Wongaud | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wongoud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wongaut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wongoup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wongout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wonghou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wonghud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bongu | 80 | 9,941 | / |
| Wangu | 80 | 7,771 | / |
| Wungu | 80 | 369 | / |
| Vongu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Uongu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Woingust | 77 | 78 | / |
| Wonggoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongou | 73 | 455 | / |
| Wangou | 73 | 248 | / |
| Wanghu | 73 | 144 | / |
| Wanggu | 73 | 129 | / |
| Boungu | 73 | 110 | / |
| Wangau | 73 | 71 | / |
| Bonggu | 73 | 57 | / |
| Boongu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Wungou | 73 | 38 | / |
| Bongau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wongoe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hwangu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wanguu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wangud | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wanngu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bong'u | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wuangu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bonghu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wongoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vonggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonngu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wungau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wunguh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boungou | 67 | 10,298 | / |
| Wanghou | 67 | 218 | / |
| Wanghui | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wanggut | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wahungu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wahangu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Voungou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanggus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wangahu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bongguh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanggau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonngau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanghau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonghut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonghoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanengu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bon'gou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanguch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanguha | 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
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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 Wongu
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