Wangbe Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Wangbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wangbe (32) may also be a first name.
Wangbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangbe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangbe is the 849,693rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangbe reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wangbe is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world, held by 32 people.
Wangbe is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 43,610. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 87 percent live, Collines Department, where 4 percent live and Plateau Department, where 4 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangbei | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wangber | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wangbey | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wangbie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangbeï | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangbea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangba | 83 | 1,986 | / |
| Wangbi | 83 | 256 | / |
| Wongbe | 83 | 189 | / |
| Bangbe | 83 | 144 | / |
| Wangby | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wamgbe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Vangbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wangbai | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wongbeh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Woungbe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bangbei | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wangbay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bangbeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waingbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woingbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weangve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weingber | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woungbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whongbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wwongbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huangbei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongba | 67 | 1,383 | / |
| Vangby | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bangbi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wongbi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bongbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Womgbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vongbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wongbé | 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 Wangbe
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