Wangale Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Wangale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 227 | 1:171,979 | 14,553 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wangale (52) may also be a first name.
Wangale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangale (Marathi: वांगळे) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 881,213th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. Wangale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Wangale are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 52 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 171,979. In Uganda Wangale is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 89 percent live, Mbale District, where 4 percent live and Buikwe District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wangale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangale in the Marathi language | ||
| वांगळे | vangale | - |
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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 Wangale
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