Wangusa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Wangusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wangusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangusa occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wangusa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangusa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,447,279th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangusa live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Wangusa is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 88 percent reside, Mukono District, where 3 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Uganda Wangusa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangusha | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wangutsha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangusi | 86 | 1,401 | / |
| Wanguja | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wangisa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wanguso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangusa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanguza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangosa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangusha | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wangisha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wongutsa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanghusi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wangutsi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangucha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangosha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangoussa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahangusa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasinguse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banguza | 71 | 36 | / |
| Wangiza | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vanguse | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vangisa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wongutsaha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bangusi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banguse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangosi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanguche | 67 | 138 | / |
| Bangushe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Banguzai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vangisai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vangousi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanguchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangosho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banguuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waingiza | 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 Wangusa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis