Wangei Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wangei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wangei (16) may also be a first name.

Wangei Last Name Facts

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

Wangei is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Wangei reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wangei is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 61 percent are found, Manus, where 36 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangeis927/
Waingei923/
Wangeid921/
Wangoei921/
Wanggei921/
Wangeyii861/
Wangye83382/
Wangji83314/
Wangyi83135/
Bangei8323/
Wangje837/
Wangee834/
Wongei831/
Wangiy831/
Wangii831/
Wangyai77162/
Wangjai77141/
Wongoei7784/
Wanguey7740/
Wangyee7738/
Wangjie7715/
Wangyep7712/
Vangeit779/
Vangeid775/
Hwangji774/
Wangiyo774/
Wangjoi772/
Wanguie772/
Vangeis771/
Wangohi771/
Wangjhi771/
Wangeyo771/
Wangiha771/
Wongeai771/
Wanggey771/
Whangjit719/
Wanengye712/
Waingohi711/
Vwanghie711/
Wangaiye711/
Wangejja711/
Wanengge711/
Wahngahi711/
Wangujje711/
Watengye711/
Wangeher711/
Vangohei711/
Vangeois711/
Wanjie67542/
Vangee67150/
Bangee67125/
Wangja67114/
Wongyi67100/
Wangya6777/
Weingeist6744/
Bongei6732/
Wongji679/
Wansie678/
Uangge677/
Wanxie675/
Uangee674/
Wongee674/
Bangji673/
Wanjji672/
Vangji672/
Wongye671/
Bangij671/

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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 Wangei
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