Wange Surname
Approximately 2,529 people bear this surname
Wange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 780 | 1:10,453 | 902 |
| India | 368 | 1:2,084,417 | 70,614 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Indonesia | 245 | 1:539,793 | 43,593 |
| Germany | 239 | 1:336,843 | 33,164 |
| Uganda | 111 | 1:351,705 | 23,045 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Wangé (2) are calculated separately.
Wange (2,266) may also be a first name.
Wange Demographics
Wange Political Affiliation
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Wange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wange Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wange (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻧﻲ, Marathi: वांगे) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Wangé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wange? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wange is the 170,433rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,881,592 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 31 percent of Wange are found; 31 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 31 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 156,787th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,266 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 10,453. In Papua New Guinea Wange is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 35 percent are found, Chimbu, where 26 percent are found and East Sepik, where 11 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Wange occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Wange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wange has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wange surname grew 891 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wange Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wange surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wange earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning 440,257 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,320 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wange Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wange in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻧﻲ | wany | - |
| Wange in the Marathi language | ||
| वांगे | vange | 87.83 |
| वंगे | vange | 5.29 |
| वनगे | vanage | 4.23 |
| वागे | vage | 1.59 |
| वानगे | vanage | 0.53 |
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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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- 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 Wange
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