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
Wanganya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanganya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanganya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wanganya is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 7 percent reside and Busia County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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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