Wanega Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Wanega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Solomon Islands | 73 | 1:7,946 | 1,274 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Wanega (21) may also be a first name.
Wanega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanega is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanega is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Wanega live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Wanega is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
Wanega is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 197,801. In Cameroon Wanega is most common in: North Region, where 78 percent reside, Centre Region, where 15 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Wanega occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanegas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wanegga | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wannega | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wangega | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wanegad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waneagoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waneagea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banega | 83 | 5,322 | / |
| Vanega | 83 | 4,394 | / |
| Waniga | 83 | 189 | / |
| Wanaga | 83 | 93 | / |
| Wanege | 83 | 46 | / |
| Wanoga | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wanegi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wenega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanegas | 77 | 144,724 | / |
| Wanegue | 77 | 111 | / |
| Vanegaz | 77 | 67 | / |
| Wainoga | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wainaga | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wanegou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wanegye | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wanegui | 77 | 16 | / |
| Waneagi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wangegi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanigha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bannega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenegha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanegad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wonegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanogha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baneaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waneghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanigau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanagau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanegea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainigha | 71 | 24 | / |
| Vanegass | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vaanegas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangeghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangegeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanaga | 67 | 6,184 | / |
| Venega | 67 | 1,635 | / |
| Bañega | 67 | 730 | / |
| Wanago | 67 | 284 | / |
| Baniga | 67 | 239 | / |
| Bonega | 67 | 45 | / |
| Banego | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wanogo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vaniga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wanigi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wenego | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wenaga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wanige | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wanigo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wonego | 67 | 9 | / |
| Banegi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wonaga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanoga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanego | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weniga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woniga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uenega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanisgaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wanega
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