Wanganyi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wanganyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanganyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanganyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanganyi is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wanganyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanganyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanganyi live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 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
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- 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 Wanganyi
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