Wangwiya Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Wangwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
Wangwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangwiya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangwiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangwiya live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagwiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanguiya | 88 | 34 | / |
| Wangbiya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wongwiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangwihia | 82 | 75 | / |
| Wongwiyat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wangwei | 80 | 245 | / |
| Wangwai | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wakwiya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wagbiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wogwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangwaya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wankwaya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Banguiya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wongwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanguihia | 71 | 68 | / |
| Wagway | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wagwai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wongwai | 67 | 9,221 | / |
| Wakweya | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Wakwoya | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Wakwaya | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Baguiya | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wangwou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wongwui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wankwie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wagueya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanguay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wangbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wankwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangbau | 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 Wangwiya
- 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