Wangam Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Wangam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
India131:59,005,029552,550
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wangam (68) may also be a first name.

Wangam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangam is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Wangam are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wangam is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 68 people.

The last name Wangam is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea Wangam is most frequent in: Enga, where 42 percent live, Madang, where 32 percent live and East Sepik, where 24 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangham92817/
Wanngam92764/
Watngam92104/
Waingam926/
Wangame924/
Wanggam921/
Wanngham861/
Wangaham861/
Waangham860/
Bangam831,390/
Vangam83295/
Wangan8361/
Wongam8332/
Wangom8325/
Wanghaham805/
Whaingham801/
Wasingham801/
Baingam771,133/
Bangham77436/
Waingan77242/
Wangome77208/
Wanghom77193/
Wangane77134/
Wasngan77116/
Wanghan77102/
Wangoum7761/
Wonngam7748/
Wanggan7740/
Wongham7729/
Wangain7728/
Wanggom7725/
Wonggam7722/
Bangaam7713/
Baungam7711/
Banngam7711/
Wongaum775/
Weingam774/
Banggam772/
Woingam772/
Uanngam771/
Wang'an771/
Wangahn771/
Wongaim771/
Woyngam771/
Wangaun771/
Vanngam771/
Vasngam771/
Wattingham7514/
Whattingham7133/
Wasengan718/
Wangheim715/
Wongkgam715/
Hwangain714/
Woynngam713/
Vanengam713/
Waingant713/
Wahangan712/
Bainngam711/
Watingan711/
Wanganhe711/
Hwangaun711/
Whanghom711/
Wangaine711/
Banngham710/
Wonngham710/
Bangan671,419/
Bongam67353/
Vangan67251/
Wongan67196/
Wangon67123/
Bangom6733/
Wongom6731/
Uangan6726/
Wonggasem679/
Waingandt674/
Vamgam672/
Bangamowa671/
Vangom671/
Wanggaung671/

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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
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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 Wangam
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