Wongwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wongwa (7) may also be a first name.

Wongwa Last Name Facts

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

Wongwa occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wongwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Wongwa live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

Wongwa is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Wongwa is mostly found in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent reside. Besides Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wongwai929,221/
Wongwas9254/
Wongwad9232/
Wongway921/
Wongwast866/
Woungwai865/
Wongwait861/
Wongwaij861/
Wongwach861/
Wongwaya861/
Wangwa83971/
Wungwa8368/
Wongwe8352/
Wongwi8325/
Wongua837/
Wongwo835/
Vongwa832/
Wongva831/
Wongweach801/
Wongkwi77503/
Hwangwa77309/
Wongbah7733/
Wongwee7717/
Wangwai7716/
Vongwai7713/
Wongwui7713/
Wongvai779/
Wangwad777/
Wongwis775/
Wongvas773/
Wangkwa773/
Wongvat772/
Wongwed772/
Bongwea771/
Woingba771/
Hwongwe771/
Vongwat771/
Hbongwa771/
Wonguay771/
Wongvad771/
Wongvah771/
Wangwau771/
Uongwai771/
Wonguah771/
Hwungwa771/
Wangwat771/
Wongwech7115/
Vonggwai7114/
Wasengwa719/
Wongwoot715/
Wongwith712/
Wotingwe711/
Wonkweah711/
Watengwa711/
Woingbai711/
Bongwaah711/
Whongwhi711/
Wongcuea711/
Boongwai711/
Wangwe677,197/
Bongba67965/
Vungwa67656/
Wangwi67451/
Vongwe67447/
Bongua67171/
Wungba6775/
Wonkwo6760/
Vongba6756/
Wangwo6748/
Wangua6721/
Wonkwe6715/
Wonkua678/
Wonkwi676/
Wungwe672/
Wongvi671/
Vongva671/
Wumgwa671/
Vangwa671/
Wongwooth671/
Wongbé671/
Wongvo671/

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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 Wongwa
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