Wangye Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Wangye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 351 | 1:66,794 | 700 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wangye (2,240) may also be a first name.
Wangye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangye occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 751,291st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Wangye is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wangye are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wangye is also the 157,878th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 2,240 people.
The last name Wangye is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 66,794. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 22 percent are found, Tainan City, where 21 percent are found and Taichung City, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan Wangye is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Wangye
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