Whanga Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Whanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Whanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whanga is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Whanga live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 129,663. In Liberia Whanga is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 71 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Whanga
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