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 more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangusa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangusa are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 88 percent live, Mukono District, where 3 percent live and Bugiri District, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
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