Wangua Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wangua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wangua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangua is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangua is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wangua reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 50 percent are found, East Sepik, where 8 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanghua | 92 | 29 | / |
| Wanguay | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wangkua | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wanguha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahangua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wanguais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanengua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangwa | 83 | 971 | / |
| Bangua | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wanguo | 83 | 52 | / |
| Vangua | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wongua | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wankua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wangguo | 77 | 557 | / |
| Hwangwa | 77 | 309 | / |
| Wankuea | 77 | 88 | / |
| Bangcua | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wangwou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wangwai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wangvou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wainkua | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wangwad | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wangvad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Banghua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wangkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanguas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wangbah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bangkua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banguea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanghuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangbau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonguay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banguai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanguou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wankuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguah | 73 | 721 | / |
| Nggua | 73 | 281 | / |
| Ngwua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nghua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huanghua | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wasengwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waingbah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bangguha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Weangbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainguoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongcuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gua | 67 | 12,963 | / |
| Bongua | 67 | 171 | / |
| Bancua | 67 | 125 | / |
| Vangba | 67 | 124 | / |
| Bangba | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wangwo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngguai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wankwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bahanguha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wonkua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkuha | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Guah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banguo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanqua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vancua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wankuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wongva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangeewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangua
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