Wangenge Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wangenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wangenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangenge is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wangenge is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Wangenge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangenge live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangengi | 88 | 132 | / |
| Wanzenge | 88 | 109 | / |
| Bangenge | 88 | 96 | / |
| Wongenge | 88 | 55 | / |
| Wangenze | 88 | 6 | / |
| Wangenga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wanjenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangngeh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wang'engi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangngi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wangnga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wang'eng'i | 78 | 56 | / |
| Whanchenge | 78 | 5 | / |
| Bongenge | 75 | 1,130 | / |
| Banzenge | 75 | 41 | / |
| Wanzenga | 75 | 34 | / |
| Wansenga | 75 | 31 | / |
| Bansenge | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bangenze | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wansinge | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wanzinge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wonzenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanzinger | 71 | 4 | / |
| Whanchenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhanchenge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangenge
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