Wangus Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Wangus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wangus Last Name Facts

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

Wangus occurs most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Wangus live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Wangus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wangus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wangus Last Name Statistics demography

Wangus earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanggus929/
Whangust860/
Wongus83360/
Bangus83300/
Wangos833/
Vangus832/
Wasinguse801/
Bangush77189/
Banggus7732/
Vanguse7714/
Wanghos7710/
Weingus779/
Wanggos773/
Vanghus773/
Wanguch771/
Banguss770/
Weingust7187/
Woingust7178/
Vaingaus712/
Banghush711/
Bongus676/
Banghuish671/
Weingos6215/
Bongaus626/
Vanguch621/
Vangoes621/
Vaynguz621/
Vangosh621/
Vangucht5732/
Boungous5710/
Vayngauz577/
Weingauz571/
Vongause571/
Beinghaus5344/
Bounghous535/
Vangoš503/
Vongos501/

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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 Wangus
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