Wayange Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Wayange Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wayange (10) may also be a first name.

Wayange Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wayange is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayange? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Wayange are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wayange is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 63 percent reside, Chimbu, where 31 percent reside and Madang, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayangue9315/
Wayangued881/
Wayanga86513/
Wayonge86342/
Waiange86135/
Bayange8627/
Wayangi8610/
Wajange861/
Weyange861/
Wayenge861/
Wayangai8072/
Waainger805/
Wiyangge803/
Wayonghe802/
Wayinghe801/
Bayangeh801/
Wayinger800/
Wainge7729/
Waysinger752/
Boyange71465/
Wuyanga71308/
Wayenga71285/
Bayenge71274/
Wiyanga71238/
Weyanga71216/
Wajanga71186/
Bajange71182/
Wayinga71180/
Buyange7161/
Waienge7153/
Wayonga7130/
Bayonge7128/
Bayangi7124/
Biyange7123/
Wayungi7120/
Wayenze7120/
Wayongi7118/
Waingeh716/
Woyenge714/
Wuyanze714/
Weyangi714/
Vaynger713/
Woyanga712/
Wayansa712/
Bayance711/
Wayengi711/
Wiyance711/
Bayangy711/
Beyange711/
Wiyonge711/
Wuyangi711/
Wainghe711/
Wayneze711/
Wayinze711/
Wayense711/
Wawenge711/
Veyange711/
Wayansi711/
Waainga711/
Waunger710/
Weanger710/
Wainget710/
Wijangge6715/
Bayansee6711/
Wiyangga674/
Waynshet674/
Bayangai671/
Biyangie671/
Wainenge671/
Weyangai671/
Wayengha671/
Huayanga671/
Vayinger671/
Wahyungi671/
Wuyanche671/
Weyinger670/

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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 Wayange
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