Wachanga Surname
Approximately 785 people bear this surname
Wachanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 779 | 1:59,281 | 5,833 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wachanga (64) may also be a first name.
Wachanga Demographics
Wachanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wachanga is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachanga is the 437,080th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. Wachanga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 64 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 59,281. In Kenya Wachanga is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Laikipia County, where 18 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Wachanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wachanga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachang'a | 94 | 1 | / |
| Watchanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wacanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Washanga | 88 | 120 | / |
| Wakhanga | 88 | 19 | / |
| Bachanga | 88 | 16 | / |
| Wachenga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wechanga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wachange | 88 | 2 | / |
| Batchanga | 82 | 84 | / |
| Watshanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wazanga | 80 | 1,425 | / |
| Wasanga | 80 | 372 | / |
| Baitchanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Watsanga | 75 | 162 | / |
| Wasangai | 75 | 116 | / |
| Wechenga | 75 | 79 | / |
| Bachange | 75 | 66 | / |
| Bashanga | 75 | 35 | / |
| Wassanga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bacianga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Washonga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vachangi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Washango | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huacanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wasianga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajjanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasanggai | 71 | 207 | / |
| Wasanggay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waichonge | 71 | 3 | / |
| Huashanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Batshanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouchanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasanghai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waasangai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bachanghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasiang'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waussanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waichongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basanga | 67 | 19,760 | / |
| Wasonga | 67 | 11,271 | / |
| Wasango | 67 | 193 | / |
| Bazanga | 67 | 135 | / |
| Bajanga | 67 | 99 | / |
| Wazonga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Uasanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wosanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waichong'e | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uazanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batchangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waciąga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beauchange | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wachanga
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