Wangers Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wangers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wangers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangers is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wangers is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wangers live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wangers is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Wangers is most common in: California, where 57 percent reside, Nevada, where 29 percent reside and Mississippi, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

Wangers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wangers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wangers last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wangers Last Name Statistics demography

Wangers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangerås9332/
Bangers8632/
Wancers864/
Wamgers860/
Vanguers8017/
Weingers806/
Wanchers802/
Wanschers75272/
Vanengers7518/
Wangorsch7517/
Weingersz752/
Bongers718,900/
Vancers7112/
Vongers711/
Bancers711/
Vansheers632/
Weinziers631/
Banzirsch501/

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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 Wangers
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