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

The surname Wangate (Marathi: वंगाटे) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangate? popularity and diffusion

Wangate is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Wangate occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wangate are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East New Britain, where 87 percent are found, East Sepik, where 7 percent are found and Enga, where 7 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 43 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

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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