Wangsnes Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wangsnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangsnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Norway151:342,81932,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wangsnes Last Name Facts

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

Wangsnes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wangsnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangsnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Wangsnes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wangsnes reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wangsnes is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 33 percent reside, Colorado, where 17 percent reside and Georgia, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent reside.

Wangsnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wangsnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wangsnes last name grew 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wangsnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wangsnes last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wangsnes earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning 362,824 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangsness94480/
Vangsnes88579/
Waagsnes886/
Vangsness82328/
Wamgsness821/
Vaagsnes7515/
Vangsnedd711/
Bogsnes6733/
Waiksnis6364/
Watksnis631/
Wongsnit631/
Wongsaennoi531/
Vaiksnys505/
Vaiksnis502/

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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 Wangsnes
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