Wangelo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Wangelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wangelo (46) may also be a first name.

Wangelo Last Name Facts

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

Wangelo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Wangelo are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wangelo is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name in the world, held by 46 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Wangelo is most frequent in: Enga, where 45 percent reside, Morobe, where 36 percent reside and Madang, where 9 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wangelo
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