Wang'anga Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Wang'anga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 71 | 1:745,657 | 41,495 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wang'anga (10) may also be a first name.
Wang'anga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wang'anga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wang'anga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wang'anga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Wang'anga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wang'anga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Wang'anga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania Wang'anga is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 99 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang'ang'a | 95 | 1,188 | / |
| Wanganga | 94 | 560 | / |
| Wanghanga | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wanga'nga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wangonga | 82 | 75 | / |
| Wangange | 82 | 48 | / |
| Wonganga | 82 | 13 | / |
| Wangangi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanganingi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bonganga | 71 | 2,559 | / |
| Bangonga | 71 | 343 | / |
| Wangonge | 71 | 75 | / |
| Wangongo | 71 | 64 | / |
| Bounganga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wangang'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangoungy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangongo | 59 | 1,028 | / |
| Bongonga | 59 | 489 | / |
| Bangonge | 59 | 41 | / |
| Baingongo | 56 | 205 | / |
| Beangongo | 56 | 61 | / |
| Boongonga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Voungonga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bahanganga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wainghangha | 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 Wang'anga
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