Wanganda Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Wanganda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 227 | 1:171,979 | 14,553 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wanganda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanganda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanganda occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanganda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Wanganda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanganda live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 171,979. In Uganda Wanganda is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 80 percent reside, Sironko District, where 5 percent reside and Mbale District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanghanda | 94 | 62 | / |
| Wangandai | 94 | 13 | / |
| Wangganda | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wangaanda | 94 | 1 | / |
| Banganda | 88 | 337 | / |
| Wangonda | 88 | 76 | / |
| Vanganda | 88 | 41 | / |
| Wangando | 88 | 18 | / |
| Wangande | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beanganda | 82 | 82 | / |
| Wang'ande | 82 | 9 | / |
| Wanghande | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wangander | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wanghonda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangandaha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonganda | 75 | 396 | / |
| Bangando | 75 | 359 | / |
| Bangonda | 75 | 277 | / |
| Wangonde | 75 | 113 | / |
| Wangondo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Bangandi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wongando | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vangandy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wangondi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bangande | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongonda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangonda | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vaingande | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wang'ondi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wang'onde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangander | 71 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanganda
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis