Wangate Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Wangate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India131:59,005,029552,550
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wangate Last Name Facts

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

Wangate (Marathi: वंगाटे) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wangate are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Wangate is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 87 percent reside, East Sepik, where 7 percent reside and Enga, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wangate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangate in the Marathi language
वंगाटेvangate83.33
बंगाटेbangate16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wangate
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