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

The last name Wongwa occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wongwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongwa? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Wongwa is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent live. Aside from Taiwan this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

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
  • 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 Wongwa
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