Dangwang Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dangwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dangwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Dangwang (1,253) may also be a first name.

Dangwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dangwang is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dangwang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Dangwang is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dangwang reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Dangwang is also the 223,027th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,253 people.

The last name Dangwang is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 209,789. In Cameroon Dangwang is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 65 percent are found, Centre Region, where 16 percent are found and North Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daungwang942/
Dangweang941/
Deangwang941/
Dongwang88407/
Dangbang8835/
Dangwong8832/
Danguang881/
Dangvang881/
Doungwang825/
Danghuang822/
Daungwong822/
Dongkwang821/
Deangbang821/
Dangbong7543/
Dongwong754/
Doungwong7111/
Dongwoung712/
Dongwhong711/
Dongbong631/
Dongbang50352/
Dongvang501/

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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 Dangwang
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