Wangoro Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Wangoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wangoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangoro is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wangoro.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangoro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Wangoro occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wangoro reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 48 percent live, West Sepik, where 30 percent live and East New Britain, where 19 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanggoro | 93 | 6 | / |
| Waingoro | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bangoro | 86 | 71 | / |
| Wangaro | 86 | 29 | / |
| Wongoro | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wangero | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wangora | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bangouro | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wangoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwongoro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangoroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banggoro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangourou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wangara | 71 | 2,922 | / |
| Bongoro | 71 | 197 | / |
| Bangora | 71 | 176 | / |
| Bangaro | 71 | 50 | / |
| Wangura | 71 | 26 | / |
| Wangera | 71 | 10 | / |
| Banguro | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vangora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vongoro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whaingaroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanguro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangoura | 67 | 243,326 | / |
| Bangaroo | 67 | 593 | / |
| Wang'ara | 67 | 58 | / |
| Waungura | 67 | 28 | / |
| Whangara | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vanguroo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bonggoro | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wongorga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanghura | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wang'era | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wangaura | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waingara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangoora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangarou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vangaroo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanggera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangaras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banguroo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanga'ra | 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
- 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 Wangoro
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