Wangwa Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6941:56,2536,631
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wangwa (64) may also be a first name.

Wangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangwa occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangwa is the 370,091st most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,505,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wangwa is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 64 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 56,253. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 50 percent are found, Bududa District, where 19 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda Wangwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Wangwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wangwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwangwa92309/
Wangwai9216/
Wangwad927/
Wangkwa923/
Wangwau921/
Waingwa921/
Wangwat921/
Wasengwa869/
Watengwa861/
Wangwe837,197/
Wangwi83451/
Wangwo8348/
Wankwa8329/
Wangua8321/
Wongwa836/
Vangwa831/
Wongwai779,221/
Wangwei77245/
Wangwet7769/
Wongwas7754/
Waingwe7749/
Wangwou7737/
Wongwad7732/
Wanghua7729/
Wangkwi7726/
Baungwa7721/
Vaungwa7719/
Wanguay776/
Wangvad776/
Wangkua775/
Vangwad775/
Wangbah773/
Wangwoo772/
Wainkwa772/
Wangbau771/
Wongway771/
Wanngwe771/
Wanguha771/
Wangbea771/
Wangwiy771/
Vangwaz771/
Vangwai771/
Wangwes771/
Wankwai771/
Baingwai7120/
Waingbah717/
Wankwaya717/
Wongwast716/
Woungwai715/
Wahangua714/
Vahungwa711/
Weangbah711/
Wanengua711/
Wongwaya711/
Wanguais711/
Wangwech711/
Wongwait711/
Wongwach711/
Wongwaij711/
Wankwe67212/
Vangba67124/
Wankwi6794/
Bangba6772/
Wankwo6767/
Bangua6766/
Wanguo6752/
Wongwe6752/
Wongwi6725/
Vangua6717/
Wangby6712/
Bangwi677/
Wongua677/
Wongwo675/
Vongwa672/
Wongva671/
Bangva671/
Vangwe671/
Vangeewua671/
Wankua671/
Wamkwa671/
Wongweach671/

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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 Wangwa
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