Wanganu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wanganu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Wanganu (11) may also be a first name.

Wanganu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanganu (Marathi: वंगनु) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanganu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanganu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanganu is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Wanganu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Wanganu reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Wanganu is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Wanganu is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangangu93123/
Wanganui9362/
Wanganou935/
Wonganu862,324/
Vanganu8620/
Banganu868/
Wamganu863/
Banganou801/
Banganhou751/
Vuangangu751/
Wangongou751/
Vonganu7151/
Wongenu7115/
Bonganu711/
Vangainous711/
Wonganoo672/
Bongonu575/
Bongonou531/

Wanganu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanganu in the Marathi language
वंगनुvanganu40
वंगणुvanganu40
वंगणूvanganu20

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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 Wanganu
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