Winga Surname

157,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Winga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Kenya2861:161,46812,625
Papua New Guinea2571:31,7273,664
Tanzania2061:256,99820,669
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Winga (887) may also be a first name.

Winga Last Name Facts

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

Winga occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,151st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,617,653 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Winga are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,925th most frequently held first name globally, held by 887 people.

Winga is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Winga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winga last name increased 184 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Winga last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Winga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $39,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainga91223/
Woinga9182/
Wingai9134/
Wingga9128/
Wingaa9127/
Wingaj9127/
Weinga917/
Wingah915/
Wingay914/
Wingas913/
Whinga912/
Wingha912/
Hwinga911/
Wnga893/
Waingai832/
Weingha832/
Wingatd831/
Waainga831/
Wingash831/
Woingai831/
Wingatt830/
Wiennga830/
Wingo809,247/
Binga808,536/
Wenga803,551/
Winge802,421/
Wingi801,849/
Vinga801,005/
Wngai80255/
Uinga801/
Wainggai77394/
Wenninga7760/
Woinga'a779/
Wainggay774/
Winninga771/
Winghaus771/
Weanga73608/
Hwenga73339/
Uhinga73308/
Waenga73215/
Bingay73164/
Bingga73107/
Huinga7376/
Waingo7353/
Bingai7353/
Vingas7348/
Vionga7346/
Vingat7343/
Wengai7337/
Vingaa7331/
Whenga7323/
Vingah7322/
Bingha7322/
Bingau7322/
Wingeß7318/
Wingid7317/
Vingha7317/
Wingie7315/
Weingo7315/
Wingoh7313/
Wengad738/
Vingai737/
Wingui737/
Wengaa736/
Vienga735/
Wengga734/
Wingeh734/
Winggo734/
Wingue734/
Vingad732/
Wengha732/
Wiongo732/
Vingap732/
Vingga731/
Bijnga731/
Bingaa731/
Vuinga731/
Wingez731/
Wingop731/
Vimnga731/
Vihnga731/
Uingga731/
Weunga731/
Wyonga731/
Wingho731/
Wingou731/
Binnga731/
Wesnga731/
Wnghai731/
Wingee731/
Wingos731/
Wingot730/
Winngo730/
Wingoo730/
Wengat730/
Winningah714/
Binghay67636/
Wengatz6785/
Binghai6754/
Binggay6730/
Wingist6716/
Wingier6712/
Winnger6710/
Vnga6710/
Binggai678/
Wngo676/
Wnge673/
Binghah673/
Waingho673/
Winngingha672/
Wingost672/
Wengaya672/
Bnga672/
Wngi672/
Hwinger671/
Binghea671/
Wuungga671/
Winghei671/
Whengah671/
Vingath671/
Bingaay671/
Weangah671/
Wuengha671/
Vingaih671/
Wingues671/
Wingget670/
Wainggo670/
Wingher670/
Wengait670/

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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 Winga
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