Wengaru Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Wengaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wengaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wengaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wengaru occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengaru? popularity and diffusion

Wengaru is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wengaru reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenggaru931/
Bengaru861/
Waingaru806/
Bngaru771/
Waing'aru754/
Vingaru712/
Bingaru711/
Bengarrouh711/
Vengaroo672/
Bengourou631/
Bingourou501/

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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 Wengaru
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