Wangalwa Surname
Approximately 906 people bear this surname
Wangalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 473 | 1:97,632 | 8,603 |
| Uganda | 429 | 1:91,001 | 9,409 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wangalwa (19) may also be a first name.
Wangalwa Demographics
Wangalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangalwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangalwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 390,762nd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangalwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wangalwa is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 97,632. In Kenya Wangalwa is primarily found in: Busia County, where 49 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 21 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 16 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 47 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Wangalwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wangalwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wangalwa
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