Wangang Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Wangang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Wangang (11,152) may also be a first name.
Wangang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangang is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Wangang occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Wangang live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 56,949th most common first name world-wide, borne by 11,152 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon Wangang is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 37 percent reside, Centre Region, where 36 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanggang | 93 | 41 | / |
| Wanggaung | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bangang | 86 | 128 | / |
| Wongang | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wangong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wamgang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanghong | 80 | 530 | / |
| Woungang | 80 | 111 | / |
| Banggang | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wanggong | 80 | 28 | / |
| Weingang | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wangheng | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bangaung | 80 | 7 | / |
| Huangang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wangoing | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wohngang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanghang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangongg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banghang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woingang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baingang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangaang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangasing | 75 | 8 | / |
| Huanggang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wangueing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongong | 71 | 126 | / |
| Bongang | 71 | 111 | / |
| Bangong | 71 | 63 | / |
| Wonghong | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Boungang | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bonggang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uangheng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bangoung | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banghong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baangong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boongang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beingang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumgang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangang
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