Wangano Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Wangano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wangano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangano is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangano? popularity and diffusion

Wangano is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wangano reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 86 percent are found and National Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanganou935/
Wangana861,462/
Wangono8635/
Vangano862/
Wanggana8062/
Waungana8052/
Wanggono8025/
Wanganna806/
Wangaina803/
Wonganoo802/
Hwangana801/
Banganou801/
Banggano801/
Weangono801/
Wangagna801/
Nganou771,694/
Nganno77199/
Nggano7798/
Nganoy7710/
Gangno773/
Nganoo773/
Nganuo773/
Nganho773/
Ng'ano771/
Nganoi771/
Nghano771/
Nkgano771/
N'Gano771/
Hwaungana7537/
Banghanoy754/
Wanghanga752/
Wangongou751/
Wangahana751/
Banganhou751/
Wanga'nga751/
Wongatnoi751/
Gano7317,308/
Bangana713,889/
Ngannou71660/
Vangana71348/
Nganhou71167/
Ngannoy71134/
Wongana7135/
Gangnou7112/
Ghangno7111/
Wangona715/
Wongono711/
Vangainous711/
Ngaanou711/
Ngahnou711/
Ngannoi711/
Gangnos710/
Ganga6749,894/
Ngana6712,699/
Gango675,829/
Ganou674,221/
Gaino673,419/
Gagno672,587/
Ganoy672,072/
Baingana671,932/
Ganot671,759/
Ganno671,010/
Gamno67720/
Gaano67542/
Kgano67499/
Ganoo67294/
Gahno67252/
Ganos67238/
Gayno67178/
Ghano67155/
Ganod67138/
Bangaina67123/
Ganoi6796/
Ganoh6783/
Wangonga6775/
Ganoa6762/
Wang'ona6753/
Gauno6730/
Ganoj6726/
Banghana6723/
Ganop6719/
Wonganga6713/
Gasno6712/
Vanganga679/
Baangana678/
Bonganoy676/
Banganna675/
Gajno673/
Banganha673/
Ganoz672/
Vanganas671/
Wangoina671/
Wangouna671/
Wanghona671/
Gatengno671/
Gangnous671/
Gangnoux671/
Bonghano671/
Baungana671/
Bang'ana671/
Bangaana671/
Banggana671/

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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 Wangano
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