Wang'ang'a Surname
Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname
Wang'ang'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,184 | 1:39,003 | 4,143 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wang'ang'a (129) may also be a first name.
Wang'ang'a Demographics
Wang'ang'a Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wang'ang'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wang'ang'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wang'ang'a is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wang'ang'a? popularity and diffusion
It is the 315,757th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,134,298 people. Wang'ang'a is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wang'ang'a reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequent first name on earth, held by 129 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,184 people, or 1 in 39,003. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 49 percent are found, Muranga County, where 12 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Wang'ang'a Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang'anga | 95 | 72 | / |
| Wanganga | 89 | 560 | / |
| Wanghanga | 84 | 2 | / |
| Wanga'nga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Banganga | 78 | 2,482 | / |
| Wangonga | 78 | 75 | / |
| Wangange | 78 | 48 | / |
| Vanganga | 78 | 9 | / |
| Wangangi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bangaunga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bahanganga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wanganingi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bangonga | 67 | 343 | / |
| Wangonge | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wangongo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Bangango | 67 | 45 | / |
| Bangange | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vangangi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bangangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangangou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Wangang'a | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bangaingi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wangoungy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wangongou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bangongo | 56 | 1,028 | / |
| Bongonga | 56 | 489 | / |
| Bangonge | 56 | 41 | / |
| Wonganga | 56 | 13 | / |
| Baingongo | 53 | 205 | / |
| Beangongo | 53 | 61 | / |
| Boongonga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Voungonga | 53 | 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 Wang'ang'a
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