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 surname Wanguvu is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanguvu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanguvu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanguvu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania Wanguvu is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 71 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.
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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