Wingum Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Wingum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wingum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wingum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wingum occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wingum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wingum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Wingum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wingum are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wingum is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wingum is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Wingum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wingum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waingum922/
Wingaum921/
Vingum8339/
Bingum8320/
Wingom834/
Wengum831/
Wengoum7720/
Bingoum7713/
Binghum770/
Bengum6729/
Bingun6719/
Vingom6712/
Wengun677/
Wingon672/
Vingun671/
Wingoen6257/
Binggun6225/
Benghum628/
Behngum621/
Bynghum621/
Benghoum571/
Bingün5026/
Bengun5023/
Wengon5010/

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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
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  • 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 Wingum
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