Cognomen Whaanga (Whaanga 
) , all around the world, is a rare family name. The surname Whaanga is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare surname.
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| Whaanga | Australia, New Zealand, United States |
| hirini te rito whaanga Ngati Rakai-paaka; Mormon missionary, NZ (b. 1828) |
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| mere whaanga New Zealand writer, NZ (b. 1952) |
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| hēmi whaanga New Zealand associate professor and university teacher in linguistics |
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| hana whaanga researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-6145-4263 |
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| ihaka whaanga Ngati Rakaipaaka leader, assessor, military leader, NZ |
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Mr, Wane, Maria, Maliq, Mavis, Shane, Shaun, Aaron, Chris, Kelly, Paige, Peter, Grace, James, Teihi, Tiaki, Ihaka, Wendy, Marewa, Sylvia, Sydney, Andrea, Vinz, Hana, Eden, Josh, Ms, Ben, Dee, Dre, Guy, Lee, Eia, Ora, Mary, Maru, Cherie, Mike, Arna, Aron, Amor, Beth, Rewi, Dean, Dion, Gray, Leon, Jade, Shai, and Piripi