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

The last name Wanangu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently held 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 reside and Yobe, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Wanangu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

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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