Wangao Surname
Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname
Wangao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,158 | 1:45,718 | 5,155 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wangao (5,530) may also be a first name.
Wangao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangao is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 321,573rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,276,956 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangao are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wangao is also the 90,233rd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 5,530 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 45,718. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanggao | 92 | 209 | / |
| Wanghao | 92 | 24 | / |
| Wang'ao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangaho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangajjo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Whangaoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangao | 83 | 448 | / |
| Wangoa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Banggao | 77 | 114 | / |
| Bangaho | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wongaod | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bangaou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wangoho | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wanghoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baingao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banghao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wongaot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huanggao | 71 | 220 | / |
| Huanghao | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bangahou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanghoho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangaaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankgoho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangouot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uhanghao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongao | 67 | 925 | / |
| Bangoa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vangoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bañgao | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Wangao
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis