Wangiah Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Wangiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Wangiah (33) may also be a first name.
Wangiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangiah occurs most in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wangiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangiah? popularity and diffusion
Wangiah is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Wangiah are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wangiah is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name globally, held by 33 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia Wangiah is mostly found in: West Java, where 55 percent reside and Central Java, where 45 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Wangiah occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 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
- 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 Wangiah
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