Wanaga Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Wanaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanaga (304) may also be a first name.

Wanaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanaga is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanaga? popularity and diffusion

Wanaga is the 1,931,261st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wanaga reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 504,994th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 304 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 26 percent are found, Enga, where 24 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 16 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Wanaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanagas9298/
Wanagat9296/
Wainaga9221/
Wanagau921/
Wagnaga921/
Wanaiga921/
Wannagat86418/
Wangagha8614/
Wannagas867/
Wannanga861/
Waneagea861/
Waneagoa861/
Waunagat861/
Banaga8315,925/
Vanaga836,184/
Wanago83284/
Wanega83247/
Wanage83126/
Wanoga8322/
Wenaga8314/
Wanagi8311/
Wonaga835/
Wannagast801/
Bannaga7710,084/
Vanagas771,484/
Wanager7771/
Wainoga7734/
Wannage7722/
Vananga7721/
Wanagui7715/
Wannago7713/
Bainaga7712/
Banagay7711/
Wanagos7711/
Wanagot779/
Wainage778/
Vanagai778/
Waneagi778/
Vanagad777/
Wenagau775/
Vannaga774/
Baanaga774/
Vanagay774/
Wanegga773/
Banagai773/
Vajnaga773/
Banaaga772/
Wannega772/
Bahnaga772/
Banagga772/
Vanhaga771/
Wanaget771/
Wainagi771/
Waynage771/
Vangaga771/
Vanagaa771/
Vanagat771/
Vagnaga771/
Vainaga771/
Uanagai771/
Waynagi771/
Wanouga771/
Wanagod771/
Banagha771/
Banaiga771/
Baneaga771/
Wangoga771/
Wonagas771/
Wannagot7129/
Banaugha7110/
Wannager715/
Wannagid714/
Vanaghai713/
Wanaango712/
Wannagit712/
Banahaga711/
Vanaugha711/
Vaanagad711/
Wangnago711/
Wainango711/
Wagnagou711/
Wounanga711/
Banaggai711/
Bañaga676,649/
Vanega674,394/
Bonaga67963/
Banage67788/
Banagi67681/
Banago67393/
Vanage67315/
Vanagaitė67129/
Banoga6763/
Vanagi6739/
Wanogo6727/
Wonago6724/
Vanago6715/
Venaga6713/
Wenago674/
Vanoga674/
Uenaga673/
Vanagò671/
Uonaga671/
Wenega671/

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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 Wanaga
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