Wanangwe Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Wanangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 261 | 1:176,934 | 13,356 |
| Uganda | 88 | 1:443,628 | 26,657 |
Wanangwe (64) may also be a first name.
Wanangwe Demographics
Wanangwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanangwe is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 802,733rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanangwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanangwe is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 64 people.
The surname Wanangwe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 176,934. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent live, Bungoma County, where 20 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Wanangwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wanangwe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanangweh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wanangwa | 88 | 11 | / |
| Wonangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanankwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wainangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanaungwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Banangue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wonangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banongwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huanangue | 71 | 80 | / |
| Vainangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanhangui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonangue | 63 | 15 | / |
| Bounangue | 59 | 4 | / |
| Huananque | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bannongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wounongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vanhangua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Huanangui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boonongwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bonhongwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Huananguay | 56 | 1 | / |
| Banongui | 50 | 6 | / |
| Bonongue | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis