Wenga Surname
Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname
Wenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,032 | 1:36,358 | 4,499 |
| Tanzania | 1,295 | 1:40,882 | 4,677 |
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wenga (420) may also be a first name.
Wenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wenga is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 127,705th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,052,252 people. Wenga is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wenga reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 419,319th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 420 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,032 people, or 1 in 36,358. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Wenga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wenga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wenga
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