Wakangu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wakangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakangu Demographics

Wakangu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakangu Last Name Facts

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

Wakangu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wakangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakangu is the 2,944,094th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakangu reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Wakangu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Wakangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wakangu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakang'u9359/
Wakangou939/
Waikangu936/
Wakaungu931/
Wakongu861/
Wakongou8051/
Wakhongu801/
Bakaungu801/
Wakonghou751/
Bakongu711/
Boukangou63472/
Baukoungou591/
Bouckangou591/
Woukoungou591/
Bokongu574/
Bokongou531/
Boukongou501,823/
Bokoungou509/
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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 Wakangu
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