Wanpanga Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanpanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanpanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wanpanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanpanga is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanpanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanpanga? popularity and diffusion

Wanpanga is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wanpanga is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Wanpanga live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Wanpanga is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Wanpanga is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wampanga8840/
Banpanga881/
Wanpoonga822/
Wanphoonga781/
Wempanga75130/
Bampanga75109/
Banpangi751/
Wampango751/
Weympanga711/
Bompanga631,000/
Bampangi63200/
Bampange63137/
Wampongo6317/
Boonpange592/
Wamppongo591/
Boonpongha563/
Boonpoonga561/
Bampongo50905/
Bomponga50328/
Bompango50280/
Bompange5048/
Bampongi504/
Bamponge504/
Bonpongo501/
Bompangi501/

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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 Wanpanga
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