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) occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wangale is the 881,213th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wangale reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangale is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 52 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 171,979. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 89 percent are found, Mbale District, where 4 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
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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