Wanega Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wanega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1051:197,80120,464
Solomon Islands731:7,9461,274
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanegas924/
Wanegga923/
Wannega922/
Wangega922/
Wanegad921/
Waneagoa861/
Waneagea861/
Banega835,322/
Vanega834,394/
Waniga83189/
Wanaga8393/
Wanege8346/
Wanoga8322/
Wanegi833/
Wenega831/
Vanegas77144,724/
Wanegue77111/
Vanegaz7767/
Wainoga7734/
Wainaga7721/
Wanegou7720/
Wanegye7718/
Wanegui7716/
Waneagi778/
Wangegi774/
Wanigha773/
Bannega772/
Wenegha772/
Vanegad772/
Wonegha771/
Wanogha771/
Baneaga771/
Wanaiga771/
Waneghe771/
Wanigau771/
Wannege771/
Wanagau771/
Wenegah771/
Vanegea771/
Wanigah771/
Wanyoga771/
Wainigha7124/
Vanegass714/
Vaanegas712/
Wangeghe711/
Wangegeh711/
Vanaga676,184/
Venega671,635/
Bañega67730/
Wanago67284/
Baniga67239/
Bonega6745/
Banego6735/
Wanogo6727/
Vaniga6720/
Wanigi6717/
Wenego6715/
Wenaga6714/
Wanige6710/
Wanigo6710/
Wonego679/
Banegi675/
Wonaga675/
Vanoga674/
Banege672/
Vanego672/
Weniga672/
Vanege671/
Wonege671/
Woniga671/
Vonega671/
Uenega671/
Wanjgo671/
Wanisgaus670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanega
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