Wanganya Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wanganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanganya is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wanganya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanganya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanganya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 7 percent are found and Busia County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Wanganya
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