Wangba Surname
Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname
Wangba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,116 | 1:18,610 | 2,553 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wangba (846) may also be a first name.
Wangba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangba occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wangba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 208,282nd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,669,459 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wangba reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wangba is also the 280,396th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 846 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,116 people, or 1 in 18,610. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 62 percent live, North Region, where 21 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangbai | 92 | 52 | / |
| Wangbay | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wangbah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wangbau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangbea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waingbah | 86 | 7 | / |
| Weangbah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wongba | 83 | 1,383 | / |
| Wangbe | 83 | 322 | / |
| Wangbi | 83 | 256 | / |
| Wangbo | 83 | 156 | / |
| Vangba | 83 | 124 | / |
| Bangba | 83 | 72 | / |
| Wamgba | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wangby | 83 | 12 | / |
| Hwangbo | 77 | 10,123 | / |
| Wongbay | 77 | 729 | / |
| Bangbai | 77 | 291 | / |
| Wongbat | 77 | 211 | / |
| Wangboo | 77 | 86 | / |
| Beangba | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wongbah | 77 | 33 | / |
| Wangbou | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bangbay | 77 | 14 | / |
| Whangbo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wangbei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wangber | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wangbey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waingbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangbeï | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uanegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamgbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woingba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wongboa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangbie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamgbaï | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huangba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huangbai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Weingbah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wongbaht | 71 | 7 | / |
| Whangboo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wongbath | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hwanngbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waningbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangboot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weingbat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woingbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotingba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongba | 67 | 965 | / |
| Wongbo | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bangbo | 67 | 263 | / |
| Wongbe | 67 | 189 | / |
| Bangbe | 67 | 144 | / |
| Vongba | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vangbo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vangby | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bangbi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wongbi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wamgbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vangbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamgbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangba
- 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