Wangewa Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Wangewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wangewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangewa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Wangewa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wangewa are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Wangewa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Wangewa is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 65 percent reside, National Capital District, where 30 percent reside and Morobe, where 5 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangewad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wangiwa | 86 | 28 | / |
| Wangawa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wangeba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanjewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vangewua | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wangaywa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wangheba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangoywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanchewad | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wanggaway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangeewua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongewa | 71 | 130 | / |
| Vangawa | 71 | 59 | / |
| Vangiwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Wangyue | 71 | 47 | / |
| Wanseva | 71 | 34 | / |
| Vangeva | 71 | 17 | / |
| Bangeva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wangeby | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bansewa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Banzewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wangeve | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangjue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzeba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangieva | 67 | 113 | / |
| Wanguiva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vangaeva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vangevad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangever | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangyueh | 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
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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 Wangewa
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