Wongang Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Wongang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Wongang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wongang is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Wongang live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most numerous 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: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wongang occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woungang93111/
Woingang931/
Wohngang931/
Wangang86160/
Wongong86126/
Bongang86111/
Wungang869/
Wonghong801,302/
Bonghang8057/
Wanggang8041/
Boungang8028/
Bonggang8012/
Boongang801/
Woumgang801/
Bangang71128/
Bungang7193/
Bongong7165/
Wamgang711/
Vonghong6745/
Banggang6744/
Bunggang6740/
Boongong6710/
Bangaung677/
Huangang672/
Bangaang671/
Beungang671/
Bonggong671/
Wangongg671/

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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 Wongang
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