Wahang Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

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

Wahang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wahang (45) may also be a first name.

Wahang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahang is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wahang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Wahang reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wahang is also the 1,504,468th most common first name globally, held by 45 people.

The surname Wahang is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia Wahang is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 78 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside and Maluku, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whang912,936/
Waang911,106/
Wahng9122/
Wahung8362/
Whaung833/
Wuhang831/
Hwahng831/
Wang80107,002,577/
Bahaing7714/
Whangke771/
Whacing771/
Whating771/
Huang7336,502,161/
Hwang731,032,107/
Baang7313,105/
Waing73659/
Waung73261/
Vhang73146/
Wuang73126/
Whong73120/
Vwang73113/
Hvang7345/
Weang7342/
Wangh7330/
Wheng7313/
Wamng7312/
Wangk7311/
Wangg738/
Wanng735/
Wohng734/
Vaang734/
Wayng732/
Wwang732/
Wangå731/
Wangȗ731/
Wangx731/
Wangc731/
Whacheng7129/
Wouhaing711/
Whatting710/
Wangke67714/
Wasyng6720/
Hwuang6718/
Wangqu6710/
Hwaung679/
Huangh678/
Huahng678/
Huanng676/
Huangg675/
Huangs675/
Bauhng674/
Hhuang674/
Wahnke673/
Wangkh673/
Ba'ang672/
Wangkp672/
Wangcx672/
Huangĭ671/
Ouhang671/
Hwangg671/
Waßing671/
D'Wang671/
Baaing671/
Baaang671/
Wangxz671/
Huangz671/
Bahank671/
Wheing671/
Huangt671/
Wangsj671/

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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 Wahang
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