Wangso Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wangso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,8551:11,1961,506
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Thailand1371:515,60889,652
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wangso (515) may also be a first name.

Wangso Last Name Facts

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

Wangso occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wangso.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangso? popularity and diffusion

Wangso is the 178,592nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,047,907 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wangso are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 372,418th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 515 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,855 people, or 1 in 11,196. In Cameroon Wangso is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 55 percent reside, North Region, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 16 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangsop92133/
Wangsoh9276/
Waingso9211/
Hwangso925/
Wangsoa925/
Wangsho922/
Wangsou921/
Whangso921/
Wangsuo921/
Wang'so921/
Wangsso921/
Wangsoo921/
Hwangsop8640/
Wangshou865/
Whangsoh865/
Wangshuo864/
Whangsop861/
Hwangsoa861/
Waingsou861/
Wangsa8313,170/
Wongso834,174/
Bangso834/
Vangso832/
Wancso831/
Hwangsoot804/
Bangsoy77561/
Wongsot77410/
Vangsou7790/
Wangsah7733/
Wangcho7725/
Woingso7720/
Wangzou7717/
Wangsha7712/
Wongsio7712/
Wongsop7711/
Wongsoi7710/
Wangjoy779/
Wangsia777/
Bangsoi774/
Wongsoy774/
Wongsod774/
Waangsa773/
Bangsou773/
Wongsoo772/
Wangsau772/
Wangzuo772/
Wangjoi772/
Wongsoh772/
Wangsap771/
Vangsop771/
Wangjoo771/
Wangssa771/
Wangzhou71343/
Wangsaat71331/
Wangzhuo7167/
Huangsot7159/
Wangchoo7129/
Wongsosh7129/
Wangchoi7123/
Wangchoy716/
Hwangsap714/
Woingsoo713/
Wangsaad712/
Wangchas712/
Whangjoy711/
Wangdjoi711/
Wongshoo711/
Wangsaha711/
Wongsa6721,180/
Bongso672,033/
Bangsa671,903/
Wangja67114/
Vancso6723/
Bancso6716/
Vangjo677/
Hwangchoi671/
Vongso671/
Bahangsou671/
Wassingsa671/

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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
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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 Wangso
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