Wangre Surname

147,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Wangre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,9561:6,208671
Benin201:516,78033,864
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
India71:109,580,769786,157
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Wangré (3) are calculated separately.

Wangre (35) may also be a first name.

Wangre Last Name Facts

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

Wangre (Marathi: वांगरे) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Wangré. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,202nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,421,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangre reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

The surname Wangre is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2,956 people, or 1 in 6,208. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 85 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and Est Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wangre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangre in the Marathi language
वांगरेvangare-

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