Wanguvu Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Wanguvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wanguvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanguvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanguvu is most common in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanguvu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Wanguvu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanguvu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania Wanguvu is most common in: Iringa Region, where 71 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banguvu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wangubu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wangivu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangv | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanguiva | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wanggubu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wanguvwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangfu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Wanguf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wangphu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Wangavi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wangová | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wangvou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangofu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangove | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weangve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wang-Fu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangwiva | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wangphue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wiangphu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wongv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiangvee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bongubu | 57 | 75 | / |
| Wongowu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bonngubu | 53 | 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 Wanguvu
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