Wosong Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wosong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588

Wosong (405) may also be a first name.

Wosong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wosong is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wosong.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wosong live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 428,575th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 405 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 53 percent reside, East Sepik, where 41 percent reside and Morobe, where 6 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wossong922/
Woodsong8616/
Bosong83114/
Wasong8398/
Wusong8385/
Wesong8356/
Wosang8322/
Vosong835/
Wosung831/
Wassong771,104/
Bossong77566/
Wasiong7754/
Wessong779/
Bousong778/
Huosong775/
Boosong774/
Woosung774/
Boshong773/
Bosiong771/
Wossang771/
Weshong771/
Wosheng771/
Woesung771/
Washong770/
Boussong7149/
Boossong711/
Boosoong711/
Weesiong711/
Bossoung711/
Whassong711/
Wooseung711/
Woodsonc711/
Woddsonx711/
Wajong67981/
Basong67906/
Bosung67123/
Wasung67112/
Bosang6787/
Busong6780/
Wasang6778/
Waßong6771/
Wusang6729/
Wesang6718/
Vasong675/
Bozong672/
Wazong672/
Boßong671/
Bouschong671/
Boussoung671/

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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 Wosong
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