Wengo Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6771:109,12812,069
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wengo (87) may also be a first name.

Wengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wengo is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,171st most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name Wengo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Wengo are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most common first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 677 people, or 1 in 109,128. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Wengo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wengo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wengo last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenggo91231/
Weingo9115/
Waengo914/
Wengou912/
Wengoy911/
Wngo896/
Waenggo8319/
Waengoh835/
Wenghou834/
Wenghuo832/
Wingo809,247/
Bengo806,616/
Wenga803,551/
Vengo80420/
Wyngo801/
Weanga73608/
Bengou73351/
Hwenga73339/
Vengoa73275/
Waenga73215/
Bengoo73174/
Benggo7381/
Bengho7359/
Waingo7353/
Viengo7328/
Whenga7323/
Vengoo7316/
Vengou7314/
Wingoh7313/
Bengoy7311/
Wengad738/
Weinga737/
Vengos737/
Wengaa736/
Beengo734/
Wengga734/
Winggo734/
Vengho733/
Bengoi733/
Vaengo733/
Wengha732/
Wiongo732/
Ouengo732/
Wingou731/
Wesnga731/
Wingop731/
Wnghop731/
Wingos731/
Vengoi731/
Weunga731/
Wingho731/
Wengat730/
Wingoo730/
Winngo730/
Wingot730/
Wengatz6785/
Benggoy6732/
Vengosh677/
Waingho673/
Wnga673/
Benghoy672/
Wingost672/
Weingha672/
Vngo672/
Wuengha671/
Weangah671/
Vengoha671/
Vengood671/
Venghou671/
Whengah671/
Behngoo671/
Wiennga670/
Wainggo670/

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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
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  • 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 Wengo
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