Wangul Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wangul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wangul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangul is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wangul.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Wangul is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Wangul reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 90 percent reside, West Sepik, where 6 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Wangul Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wangul surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wangul earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangule9213/
Wanggul9212/
Wanghule861/
Bangul83223/
Vangul8363/
Wangol8349/
Wongul831/
Wangulowa8021/
Vangule77876/
Banggul7713/
Waingol779/
Bangoul773/
Wanggol773/
Baingul771/
Banghul771/
Vanghule715/
Baingull714/
Vangould714/
Vangulle711/
Banghoul711/
Bongul6773/
Vangulova6722/
Wongol672/
Baanngoul671/
Wangolowa671/
Vangool6287/
Wonggol626/
Boongul622/
Vhangol621/
Bongoul621/
Boungoul576/
Bonghoul571/
Voungaul571/
Bounghoul5310/
Vongol505/

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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 Wangul
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