Wangsala Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wangsala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangsala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768

Wangsala (22) may also be a first name.

Wangsala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangsala is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangsala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wangsala is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wangsala reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Wangsala is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The last name Wangsala is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 329,668. In Cameroon Wangsala is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 79 percent reside, South Region, where 14 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 34 percent reside.

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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 Wangsala
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