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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wanaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanaga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wanaga are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wanaga is also the 504,994th most common first name globally, borne by 304 people.

Wanaga is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 26 percent reside, Enga, where 24 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 16 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Wanaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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