Wanguma Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wanguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanguma Last Name Facts

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

Wanguma is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanguma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wanguma reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wanguma occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangouma931/
Wangoma86354/
Banguma8693/
Vanguma868/
Wangumo865/
Wangume863/
Wangima863/
Wangumi861/
Wang'oma808/
Bangouma805/
Wanggoma803/
Bangguma803/
Wanghoma801/
Wan'goma801/
Wongummat755/
Wangome71208/
Bonguma71150/
Bangume71120/
Wangomo7134/
Bangumo7121/
Wongoma717/
Bongouma672/
Bangoume671/
Beinguma671/
Vangomah671/
Boungouma634/
Womgoumah631/
Huanghome504/

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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 Wanguma
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