Wangba Surname

208,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Wangba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1161:18,6102,553
Chad7701:17,6522,191
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India311:24,744,045333,161
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangbai9252/
Wangbay926/
Wangbah923/
Wangbau921/
Wangbea921/
Waingbah867/
Weangbah861/
Wongba831,383/
Wangbe83322/
Wangbi83256/
Wangbo83156/
Vangba83124/
Bangba8372/
Wamgba8322/
Wangby8312/
Hwangbo7710,123/
Wongbay77729/
Bangbai77291/
Wongbat77211/
Wangboo7786/
Beangba7741/
Wongbah7733/
Wangbou7724/
Bangbay7714/
Whangbo7714/
Wangbei777/
Wangber774/
Wangbey772/
Waingbi771/
Wangbeï771/
Uanegba771/
Wamgbah771/
Woingba771/
Wongboa771/
Wangbie771/
Wamgbaï771/
Huangba771/
Huangbai7141/
Weingbah719/
Wongbaht717/
Whangboo714/
Wongbath712/
Hwanngbo712/
Waningbo711/
Wangboot711/
Weingbat711/
Woingbai711/
Wotingba711/
Wongbaya711/
Bongba67965/
Wongbo67317/
Bangbo67263/
Wongbe67189/
Bangbe67144/
Vongba6756/
Vangbo6740/
Vangby6729/
Bangbi6728/
Wongbi6718/
Wamgbe679/
Vangbe674/
Wamgbo671/
Wongbé671/
Bangva671/
Wongva671/

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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 Wangba
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