Wangaya Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wangaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4281:91,2139,428
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Wangaya (12) may also be a first name.

Wangaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangaya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangaya is the 623,516th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. Wangaya is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangaya reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 91,213. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 31 percent are found, Mbale District, where 30 percent are found and Bududa District, where 25 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Wangaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wangaya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanghaya9312/
Wang'aya9311/
Wanga'ya931/
Wangaaya931/
Wangay92306/
Wangaa9215/
Wangijaya8847/
Bangaya86437/
Wangaja86358/
Wangayu86246/
Wangayi86104/
Wangoya86100/
Wangaye8695/
Wanggay8662/
Wangiya8627/
Wangeya8620/
Wangaia8610/
Wangayo863/
Wangaha862/
Wangajy861/
Vangaya861/
Wangahy861/
Wongaya861/
Wangehya8048/
Wanguiya8034/
Banggaya8012/
Wangaiad808/
Bangayah806/
Wainggay804/
Weingaya802/
Wang'aye801/
Wangga'a801/
Wang'aha801/
Wangai777,005/
Bangay772,062/
Wangoy77310/
Wangau7771/
Vangay7740/
Wangey7732/
Wangea7722/
Wangoa7713/
Wongay773/
Wangaj771/
Wanggajau7526/
Whangaiad752/
Baunggaya751/
Wanggai715,679/
Wongayu711,007/
Banggay71691/
Wangaji71441/
Bangaye71339/
Wangoye71244/
Bangiya71131/
Bangoya71124/
Bangeya71110/
Wangoyi7189/
Wangajo7180/
Wangija7167/
Wangead7161/
Bangayo7152/
Wanghai7150/
Bangayu7148/
Bangaja7130/
Vangayi7122/
Wanguja7121/
Vangaye7113/
Bongaya716/
Wangahu716/
Vangaia715/
Wongaye715/
Wanggau714/
Wangiyo714/
Wangait713/
Wangeye713/
Wangoia713/
Waingai712/
Wongoya712/
Wangawe712/
Wangeyi712/
Wangoyo712/
Wangaie712/
Wangaju712/
Wanghae712/
Baingay711/
Wongayi711/
Wanggey711/
Wangyia711/
Wangeja711/
Wangeyo711/
Wanghoa711/
Banghay711/
Wangaih711/
Wanguha711/
Vangayo711/
Wongaiy711/
Wongauy711/
Wangaii711/
Wanggae711/
Wanghau711/
Bangaai711/
Wainggai67394/
Boongaya67112/
Bangehya6721/
Huangayu6712/
Woinga'a679/
Banggaia675/
Vanngaia674/
Wangueye674/
Wangejad674/
Vangaiah672/
Huangayo671/
Banngiya671/
Baingaye671/
Waanggai671/
Vangaias671/
Watengea671/
Wanghoye671/
Waangoye671/
Bongayah671/
Banggoya671/
Banghaye671/
Bangajiy671/
Waingajo671/
Wongahai671/
Wongaiad671/
Wongaiat671/
Wangiead671/
Boungaya671/

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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 Wangaya
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