Wamga Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wamga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Wamga (13) may also be a first name.

Wamga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamga occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamga live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Wamga is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Angola, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamggai8344/
Wanga8027,969/
Bamga80109/
Vamga8016/
Wamgi806/
Wamgo801/
Wemga801/
Wamennga771/
Wangai737,005/
Weanga73608/
Wangga73532/
Wangay73306/
Wangha73263/
Wainga73223/
Wangah7388/
Woumga7386/
Wangau7371/
Whanga7354/
Bamgha7338/
Waanga7325/
Vwanga7321/
Waunga7316/
Wangaa7315/
Hwanga7313/
Wangoa7313/
Vamgad736/
Wankga734/
Wamget734/
Vamgaa733/
Wang'a733/
Wuanga732/
Wannga732/
Wamgui732/
Uamgap732/
Watęga731/
Vaimga731/
Veamga731/
Vamgai731/
Wangaj731/
Wanggai675,679/
Whaanga67316/
Wanggay6762/
Wanghai6750/
Wamingo6725/
Wahanga6722/
Wa'anga6715/
Vamngai6713/
Wamguer6713/
Wangahu676/
Wanggau674/
Wangait673/
Wangaha672/
Waingai672/
Wangach672/
Woumnga672/
Wamengo672/
Wanghoa671/
Wangahy671/
Wanghad671/
Wamingi671/
Wacenga671/
Waa'nga671/
Waainga671/
Wangaih671/
Waingah671/
Wamenge671/
Weangah671/
Waungha671/
Wanghau671/
Whannga671/
Weimega670/

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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 Wamga
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