Wangis Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Wangis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wangis (12) may also be a first name.

Wangis Last Name Facts

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

Wangis has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wangis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangis is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Wangis is mostly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wangis are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wangis is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 12 people.

Wangis is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Wangis is most prevalent in: Western, where 58 percent are found, Morobe, where 25 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangise926/
Wangisz921/
Wangisse862/
Wangiseh861/
Bangis831,281/
Vangis8391/
Wongis8311/
Wanges832/
Bangish77422/
Wangese77339/
Wangoic77203/
Banggis775/
Wangesh772/
Bangois771/
Uangies771/
Vangish771/
Wangues771/
Wancisz771/
Bangais771/
Banghis771/
Bangiss771/
Wansise770/
Wanguich71129/
Wangoich71119/
Vanghist7113/
Wangeshe712/
Wangoice711/
Wansisth711/
Bangaish711/
Wonges67185/
Bongis6747/
Bañgis6736/
Vanges6733/
Bancis6729/
Bangiz6727/
Banges6722/
Vansis678/
Vangys675/
Wansej674/
Wanjix672/
Wances672/
Wanses672/
Wansex671/
Bansis671/
Wansec671/
Wongiz671/
Wansic671/
Banghuish671/
Vanjis671/
Wansix671/
Wangec671/

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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 Wangis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis