Wangah Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wangah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wangah (51) may also be a first name.

Wangah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangah occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wangah live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used given name globally It is held by 51 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 623,547. In The Ivory Coast Wangah is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 86 percent reside, Comoé District, where 11 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Wangah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wangah surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangahu926/
Wangaha922/
Wangach922/
Wangahy921/
Wangaih921/
Waingah921/
Weangah921/
Wanga9127,969/
Watengah861/
Wang'aha861/
Wangahat861/
Wangai837,005/
Vangah831,125/
Weanga83608/
Wangga83532/
Wangay83306/
Wangha83263/
Wangoh83241/
Wainga83223/
Wangau8371/
Whanga8354/
Waanga8325/
Vwanga8321/
Wangho8319/
Waunga8316/
Wangaa8315/
Hwanga8313/
Wangoa8313/
Wankga834/
Wang'a833/
Wuanga832/
Wannga832/
Wongah831/
Wangaj831/
Wanghahad804/
Wanggai775,679/
Whaanga77316/
Wanghou77218/
Wanggay7762/
Wanghai7750/
Wahanga7722/
Wa'anga7715/
Wanghos7710/
Bahngah776/
Wanggau774/
Vangash773/
Wangait773/
Waingho773/
Waingai772/
Woingah772/
Wanghei772/
Wanghad771/
Wanghoi771/
Wanghoo771/
Whannga771/
Whengah771/
Wangouh771/
Wanghoa771/
Wacenga771/
Waa'nga771/
Waainga771/
Wonghah771/
Banga'h771/
Waungha771/
Wanngoh771/
Wanghau771/
Wanghuo771/
Banga73165,838/
Vanga7326,407/
Wango739,444/
Wonga733,906/
Wamga7316/
Uanga7314/
Wainggai71394/
Wangoich71119/
Waisenga719/
Wainggay714/
Wachenga714/
Wassinga714/
Waanggai711/
Weaungga711/
Watengga711/
Wattenga711/
Wateenga711/
Wassenga711/
Wanninga711/
Wangaaya711/
Wangga'a711/
Wateng'a711/
Wongahai711/
Wahadtengah711/
Vangad675,719/
Wangoi673,150/
Bangay672,062/
Bangga671,919/
Huanga671,212/
Bangha67984/
Bangau67984/
Wongat67708/
Wongai67668/
Vuanga67580/
Wonnga67389/
Bangai67368/
Bainga67326/
Wangoy67310/
Wangou67248/
Baanga67233/
Beanga67226/
Vangaa67215/
Vhanga67193/
Vainga67147/
Baunga67120/
Wongga67117/
Vangas67113/
Wongho67108/
Wangoo67105/
Wongha67104/
Vangai6788/
Woinga6782/
Bangho6772/
Wanggo6761/
Waingo6753/
Vangay6740/
Waango6729/
Wounga6727/
Wanngo6724/
Whenga6723/
Vangha6717/
Vangga6714/
Vangau6713/
Baynga6713/
Bannga6712/
Wuango6710/
Wongoh678/
Weinga677/
Uangai677/
Bangaa676/
Bangaj676/
Vganga674/
Bang'a674/
Vangho674/
Vannga673/
Wangos673/
Wongay673/
Vaanga672/
Wang'o672/
Vangat672/
Waungo672/
Vangaj671/
Uasnga671/
Watęga671/
Weunga671/
Wasshinga671/
Ban'ga671/
Bangaï671/
Wong'a671/
Bankga671/
Vanqga671/
Wuonga671/
Vangoh671/
Wongad671/

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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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  • 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 Wangah
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