Waniga Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Waniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Waniga (18) may also be a first name.

Waniga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waniga is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waniga is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Waniga occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Waniga live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Waniga is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon Waniga is most numerous in: North Region, where 99 percent are found and Far North Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Waniga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waniga last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Waniga earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanigha923/
Wanaiga921/
Wanigah921/
Wanigau921/
Wainigha8624/
Wanega83247/
Baniga83239/
Wanuga8337/
Vaniga8320/
Wanigi8317/
Wanigo8310/
Wanige8310/
Weniga832/
Woniga831/
Wanisgaus800/
Wenigha77128/
Banigay7727/
Banniga775/
Wanegas774/
Wanegga773/
Vanigas773/
Banigha772/
Wannige772/
Wangega772/
Wannega772/
Wanegad771/
Wagnigo771/
Wanigui771/
Wenigai771/
Banaiga771/
Wanyoga771/
Beaniga771/
Banigai771/
Wuiniga771/
Wanigop771/
Banigga771/
Wasniger7114/
Wenighai711/
Whenniga711/
Vanigath711/
Waneagea711/
Wenighaa711/
Wongniga711/
Waneagoa711/
Banega675,322/
Vanega674,394/
Banigo673,439/
Banige67440/
Boniga67149/
Vanuga6772/
Wanege6746/
Banigi6739/
Veniga6723/
Wonuga6710/
Voniga677/
Wonigi676/
Wanegi673/
Vanigo673/
Banoighay673/
Bañiga673/
Vanigi671/
Watnniger671/
Wanjgo671/
Wenega671/
Wanugo671/

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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 Waniga
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