Wangum Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Wangum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Wangum (53) may also be a first name.
Wangum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangum is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Wangum reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wangum is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 53 people.
The last name Wangum is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Wangum is mostly found in: Madang, where 85 percent are found, Morobe, where 9 percent are found and West New Britain, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangoum | 92 | 61 | / |
| Wanggum | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wangume | 92 | 3 | / |
| Waingum | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wangun | 83 | 503 | / |
| Bangum | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wangom | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wongum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vangum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanghom | 77 | 193 | / |
| Wongoum | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wanggom | 77 | 25 | / |
| Wanggun | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wangune | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wongaum | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baingum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahngum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonggum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanggung | 71 | 89 | / |
| Wanggune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woungoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuanghun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwangaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whanghom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangueun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangun | 67 | 29,404 | / |
| Wongun | 67 | 202 | / |
| Vangun | 67 | 193 | / |
| Wangon | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wongom | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bongum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanggaung | 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
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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 Wangum
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