Wangina Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wangina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wangina (19) may also be a first name.

Wangina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangina is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Wangina reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 56 percent live, Morobe, where 28 percent live and Western Highlands, where 12 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wangina occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Wangina
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