Wangela Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Wangela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wangela (126) may also be a first name.
Wangela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangela is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wangela is the 885,573rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangela reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wangela is also the 829,183rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 126 people.
The surname Wangela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Wangela
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