Wangama Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Wangama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wangama (14) may also be a first name.
Wangama Demographics
Wangama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangama is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,497,948th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wangama are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wangama is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 14 people.
The surname Wangama is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Wangama is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Wangama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wangama last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasingama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangoma | 86 | 354 | / |
| Bangama | 86 | 249 | / |
| Wongama | 86 | 106 | / |
| Vangama | 86 | 44 | / |
| Wangamo | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wangami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wangame | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wangema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wongamat | 80 | 657 | / |
| Wongamai | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wang'oma | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wongamad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bangamma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vangamma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vuangama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanggoma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wangamou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wangouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangamoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanghoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woingama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangamai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wan'goma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongammat | 75 | 388 | / |
| Bahangama | 75 | 13 | / |
| Vasingama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongahmad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangoma | 71 | 441 | / |
| Bangamo | 71 | 384 | / |
| Bongama | 71 | 315 | / |
| Wangome | 71 | 208 | / |
| Wangomo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bangame | 71 | 29 | / |
| Vangoma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bangami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wongoma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vangamo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vongama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vangami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woingami | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bangouma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boongama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vangamoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boungama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baingami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beangamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongamit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banggame | 67 | 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 Wangama
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