Wangena Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wangena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wangena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangena is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wangena occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wangena live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wangena is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wangena is most prevalent in: Madang, where 50 percent are found and National Capital District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Wangena exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Wangena
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