Wangabi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wangabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wangabi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wangabi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wangabi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Wangabi live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 33 percent reside, Kyankwanzi District, where 33 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Wangabi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangabie931/
Wangobi86108/
Vangabi8698/
Bangabi8642/
Wangabe867/
Wangaba863/
Wongaboi801/
Bangabhi801/
Bongabi7173/
Wangobe7142/
Bangabe7130/
Bangobi7112/
Wangoba7112/
Wangeby719/
Bangavi715/
Vangavi714/
Wangebe711/
Bangôbi711/
Wongebi711/
Boungabi6767/
Ban'gobi672/
Bangabea671/
Bongabei671/

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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 Wangabi
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