Wangala Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Benin

Wangala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Benin961:107,66312,089
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India131:59,005,029552,550
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Togo91:805,3086,372
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Wangala (71) may also be a first name.

Wangala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangala (Marathi: वंगला) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangala is the 397,537th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,225,221 people. Wangala occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wangala are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wangala is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 71 people.

The surname Wangala is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Wangala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wangala surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangalia933/
Wangaila932/
Wangalai932/
Wangaela931/
Wangalla931/
Wangaala931/
Wang'alia889/
Wanghalya883/
Wangaluha881/
Wang'alya881/
Vangala8611,265/
Bangala864,731/
Wangale86306/
Wangela86304/
Wangali86115/
Wangola8622/
Wangalo8613/
Uangala861/
Wongala861/
Bang'ala80394/
Banggala80229/
Vangalla80160/
Vangaala80140/
Wangaile8063/
Vuangala8027/
Bangalia8019/
Wangoola8017/
Bangalai8015/
Bangalay809/
Wangalee805/
Bangalla804/
Wangaelo804/
Wanghale804/
Vangalaa803/
Bangalau803/
Vangalai802/
Vaingala802/
Bangalea801/
Baingala801/
Wangaliy801/
Vangalap801/
Vangasla801/
Vangatla801/
Vanggala801/
Vaangala801/
Veangala801/
Wangoula801/
Wangalle801/
Wanghali801/
Wangiela801/
Bangalaj801/
Wagaly7711/
Bangaleea7580/
Wangelaha7564/
Baungalea7532/
Waing'ali754/
Baingalia752/
Baangalla751/
Vangaalla751/
Banghalia751/
Wang'aile751/
Wanghaile751/
Bangali7111,865/
Bangale715,445/
Wangolo712,768/
Bongala711,378/
Vangali71901/
Vangale71283/
Bangola71183/
Wangoli71108/
Vangela71107/
Bangalo7152/
Vongala7137/
Vangola7130/
Bangaló7127/
Wangole7122/
Vamgala7120/
Wangelo7117/
Wongola7113/
Vangalo7112/
Wongalo714/
Wongela712/
Uangaly711/
Bangalô711/
Bangalee67567/
Vangalis67194/
Vangaali67188/
Wangoolo67179/
Banggali67136/
Vangalli67112/
Vangalio6743/
Baungali6739/
Bongalai6739/
Bangalou6738/
Vangaale6726/
Vhangale6723/
Banghola6719/
Bangolla6718/
Wongaile6718/
Bangallo6710/
Bangoula6710/
Vangolla679/
Bangaali678/
Baingale678/
Bangaley677/
Vanghela676/
Bonggala676/
Vangalle673/
Bangalii673/
Banggale673/
Bangaale672/
Bangalhe672/
Bangalle672/
Banngale672/
Baungale672/
Baungola672/
Banghale671/
Wonggola671/
Vangaleh671/
Vanggali671/
Vanngale671/
Vamgaala671/
Vaingale671/
Boungala671/
Waingolo671/
Bongalia671/
Banggalo671/
Banggola671/
Wang'oli671/

Wangala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangala in the Marathi language
वंगलाvangala-

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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 Wangala
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