Wang'ombe Surname
Approximately 3,926 people bear this surname
Wang'ombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,824 | 1:12,076 | 1,508 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wang'ombe (1,282) may also be a first name.
Wang'ombe Demographics
Wang'ombe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wang'ombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wang'ombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wang'ombe is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wang'ombe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wang'ombe is the 117,306th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,856,227 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wang'ombe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 220,154th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,282 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,824 people, or 1 in 12,076. In Kenya Wang'ombe is most common in: Nyeri County, where 33 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wang'ombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wang'ombe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangombe | 94 | 2,867 | / |
| Wango'mbe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wang'embe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wangombeh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wan'gombe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wanging'ombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangombe | 82 | 260 | / |
| Wongombe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wangombi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wangomba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wangambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangonbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangómbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangoumbe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bongombe | 71 | 1,251 | / |
| Bangambe | 71 | 873 | / |
| Wangamba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wangambi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bangumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanghamba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Baingumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyngombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangambi | 59 | 2,353 | / |
| Bongambe | 59 | 199 | / |
| Bongombi | 59 | 109 | / |
| Bangumbi | 59 | 62 | / |
| Vongambe | 59 | 4 | / |
| Bongambee | 56 | 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'ombe
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