Wangas Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wangas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wangas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangas (Marathi: वंगस) is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wangas.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangas is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Wangas reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangase | 92 | 28 | / |
| Wangash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangasse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangas | 83 | 503 | / |
| Vangas | 83 | 113 | / |
| Wangaz | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wangos | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wangaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bangash | 77 | 13,650 | / |
| Banghas | 77 | 32 | / |
| Banggas | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wanghos | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vangass | 77 | 6 | / |
| Banga's | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanggos | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vangash | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wangach | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bangass | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vangase | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangahs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangose | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanggas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vangaas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weingast | 71 | 358 | / |
| Banghash | 71 | 98 | / |
| Vangasse | 71 | 78 | / |
| Bangahsh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vaingast | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vaingaus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banngash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangaash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangaish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangotse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanengas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaungase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banggash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongas | 67 | 559 | / |
| Bangos | 67 | 316 | / |
| Vangos | 67 | 94 | / |
| Vongas | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bangaz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanghache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangaj | 67 | 1 | / |
Wangas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangas in the Marathi language | ||
| वंगस | vangasa | - |
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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
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- 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 Wangas
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