Wanga Surname
Approximately 27,969 people bear this surname
Wanga Surname Definition:
Wanga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born using the help of traditional herbs.
Wanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,873 | 1:5,205 | 727 |
| DR Congo | 8,688 | 1:8,504 | 1,053 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,849 | 1:9,925 | 909 |
| Cameroon | 1,170 | 1:17,751 | 2,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 900 | 1:9,060 | 711 |
| Tanzania | 774 | 1:68,400 | 7,211 |
| Uganda | 644 | 1:60,620 | 7,013 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Ivory Coast | 379 | 1:60,874 | 3,562 |
| South Africa | 372 | 1:145,639 | 16,615 |
| Indonesia | 280 | 1:472,319 | 38,999 |
| Nigeria | 278 | 1:637,204 | 30,060 |
| Zambia | 250 | 1:63,400 | 5,655 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| Congo | 77 | 1:64,793 | 5,717 |
| Benin | 77 | 1:134,229 | 14,380 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Aruba | 46 | 1:2,250 | 326 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Curaçao | 28 | 1:5,616 | 151 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wanga (4,573) may also be a first name.
Wanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wanga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born using the help of traditional herbs.
Wanga is a surname of the Nsenga / Chewa tribe, meaning: mine!.
Wanga Demographics
Wanga Political Affiliation
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Wanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanga (Marathi: वंगा, Oriya: ୱାା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanga is the 19,612th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,558 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wanga are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,576th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 4,573 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,873 people, or 1 in 5,205. In Kenya Wanga is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent reside, Busia County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Angola, where 8 percent reside.
Wanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wanga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wanga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wanga earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning R 148,812 per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanga in the Marathi language | ||
| वंगा | vanga | - |
| Wanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାା | waa | 50 |
| େଚନ | ecana | 50 |
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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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