Wangjay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wangjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 7 | 1:88,006 | 800 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wangjay (26) may also be a first name.
Wangjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangjay is found in Bhutan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangjay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wangjay is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangjay reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Tibeto-South Asia. Wangjay is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bhutan, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 88,006. In Bhutan it is primarily concentrated in: Lhuntse District, where 43 percent are found, Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 29 percent are found and Mongar District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Bhutan Wangjay exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
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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
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