Wanganui Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wanganui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanganui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wanganui (36) may also be a first name.

Wanganui Last Name Facts

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

Wanganui has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanganui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Wanganui occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Wanganui live; 98 percent live in Australasia and 98 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Wanganui is also the 1,717,090th most common first name in the world, borne by 36 people.

This last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 74,235. In New Zealand Wanganui is primarily found in: Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

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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 Wanganui
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