Wangoro Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

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

Wangoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wangoro Last Name Facts

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

Wangoro is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wangoro are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wangoro is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 48 percent are found, West Sepik, where 30 percent are found and East New Britain, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wangoro exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanggoro936/
Waingoro931/
Bangoro8671/
Wangaro8629/
Wongoro869/
Wangero864/
Wangora863/
Bangouro808/
Wangoura801/
Hwongoro801/
Bangoroj801/
Banggoro801/
Wang'ora801/
Bangourou756/
Wangara712,922/
Bongoro71197/
Bangora71176/
Bangaro7150/
Wangura7126/
Wangera7110/
Banguro719/
Vangora711/
Vongoro711/
Whaingaroa711/
Vangaro711/
Vanguro711/
Wongaro711/
Wongora711/
Bangoura67243,326/
Bangaroo67593/
Wang'ara6758/
Waungura6728/
Whangara6716/
Vanguroo6716/
Bonggoro679/
Wongorga677/
Wanghura676/
Wang'era674/
Wangaura673/
Waingara672/
Bangoora672/
Bangarou672/
Vangaroo671/
Wanggera671/
Wangaras671/
Banguroo671/
Wanga'ra671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wangoro
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