Wanege Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Wanege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wanege (29) may also be a first name.
Wanege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanege occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanege? popularity and diffusion
Wanege is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wanege are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.
The last name Wanege is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Wanege is most common in: Morobe, where 28 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 28 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 26 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanegue | 92 | 111 | / |
| Wanegye | 92 | 18 | / |
| Waneghe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannege | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waneagea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangegeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangeghe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wasnedge | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wanega | 83 | 247 | / |
| Wanage | 83 | 126 | / |
| Wenege | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wanige | 83 | 10 | / |
| Waneje | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wanegi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Banege | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wonege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waisnedge | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wannage | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wanegui | 77 | 16 | / |
| Vaneges | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waneagi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wainage | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wangegi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanegga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanejje | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wannige | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wannega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waneice | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banegie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanieze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayneze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanejer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waynage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanegea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasnidge | 71 | 115 | / |
| Vanheghe | 71 | 42 | / |
| Wasniger | 71 | 14 | / |
| Waneagoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banhegey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banige | 67 | 440 | / |
| Vanage | 67 | 315 | / |
| Waniga | 67 | 189 | / |
| Wenige | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vanheeghe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Vanese | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bonege | 67 | 36 | / |
| Baneze | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wanesi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wanigi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vanexe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wanise | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wanagi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weinegger | 67 | 9 | / |
| Banegi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Banjge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaneje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banyge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watnniger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaneze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanesy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainhedge | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisneger | 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 Wanege
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