Wangad Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wangad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wangad (62) may also be a first name.

Wangad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangad (Marathi: वांगड) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wangad.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wangad live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wangad is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 62 people.

Wangad is most widespread in India, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 8 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanghad921/
Vangad835,719/
Bangad833,662/
Wangat8345/
Wongad831/
Wanghahad804/
Banggad77248/
Wangate7730/
Vaangad7716/
Bangadh7715/
Wongaud7712/
Baangad773/
Wangait773/
Weingad772/
Wonghad771/
Bangaid771/
Vaingad771/
Banngad771/
Weingaud717/
Weingadt713/
Waingate711/
Wangahat711/
Banngaad711/
Wongat67708/
Bangod67459/
Bangat67136/
Bongad6722/
Bañgad6716/
Vangod6712/
Vamgad676/
Wongod674/
Vangat672/

Wangad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangad in the Marathi language
वांगडvangada84.47
वागडvagada3.88
वांगाडvangada3.88
वंगदvangada1.94
वानगडvanagada1.94
बांगणbangana1.94
आनदाanada1.94

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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 Wangad
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