Wanangu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wanangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Wanangu (15) may also be a first name.

Wanangu Last Name Facts

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

Wanangu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanangu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanangu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanangu is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Wanangu is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 96 percent are found and Yobe, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Wanangu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangangu93123/
Banangu861/
Wanongu861/
Hwannahngu821/
Banangou801/
Wangongou751/
Vuangangu751/
Wonongu711/
Hvannahngu711/
Bonaungu671/
Banhongou631/
Banoungou631/
Wounoungou591/
Bonongu574/
Bonoungou501/
Bonnongou501/
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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 Wanangu
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