Wangare Surname

48,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,5861:4,362627
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
India181:42,614,743461,117
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wangare (2,729) may also be a first name.

Wangare Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wangare Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wangare (Marathi: वांगरे) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangare? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,096th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 678,858 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangare reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangare is also the 139,997th most numerous first name globally, held by 2,729 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 10,586 people, or 1 in 4,362. In Kenya it is most common in: Nakuru County, where 22 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Wangare Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wangare earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangaire93154/
Wangaree9327/
Wanghare9320/
Waingare934/
Wangarey931/
Wangarer931/
Wangar9298/
Whangarei8841/
Wangayire889/
Wangarree888/
Wangujare885/
Wang'aire882/
Wanghaire881/
Wangari8698,200/
Bangare867,734/
Wangara862,922/
Vangare86203/
Wangard86201/
Wangere86196/
Wangore8615/
Wangary8614/
Wangire8613/
Wanggar8610/
Wangair8610/
Waingar863/
Whangar861/
Weangar861/
Wongare861/
Wangarj861/
Wongaree80387/
Wangariy80286/
Vanghare80221/
Wangarry80124/
Wongaire8077/
Wang'ara8058/
Wangaard8050/
Waingart8044/
Wangaray8042/
Bangaree8041/
Banngare8039/
Banghare8034/
Whangara8016/
Huangare8014/
Bangaare806/
Wanngard806/
Wanggard805/
Wanggari805/
Wangujre805/
Bangarey805/
Bahngare805/
Wang'ere805/
Baangare804/
Vangaree803/
Wangaura803/
Waingari802/
Waingara802/
Waingore802/
Wajngart802/
Veangare801/
Wangario801/
Vangarie801/
Bangaire801/
Bangarej801/
Wangaris801/
Wanga'ra801/
Wangarai801/
Wange're801/
Wanghari801/
Wankgere801/
Uangaree801/
Waingard800/
Bangar7738,234/
Vangar77420/
Wongar7724/
Wangor779/
Wanggaard7556/
Vangujare7517/
Wangarrij7512/
Wongarree7511/
Waingardt759/
Wongayire759/
Wuhangara756/
Bangayire754/
Wahangara753/
Waing'ari752/
Baangaare752/
Bahangare752/
Huangarey752/
Wongharee752/
Hwaangire751/
Baanghare751/
Wangaraya751/
Vangarres751/
Wahangire751/
Bangari7116,858/
Vangari714,072/
Wongari71501/
Bangarh71110/
Uangari71108/
Bongare7198/
Banghar7197/
Beangar7182/
Bangore7176/
Hbangar7172/
Banggar7152/
Bangaar7142/
Weingar7139/
Bangaré7139/
Wongart7129/
Vangore7123/
Baangar7120/
Banngar7115/
Wangeri7112/
Vanghar7112/
Wanggor7111/
Bangary7111/
Vangere719/
Vangard718/
Vangary718/
Vaingar717/
Baingar715/
Vangarrett713/
Bangair713/
Wangora713/
Wongard713/
Wongarj712/
Whaingaroa711/
Vangaar711/
Vangarp711/
Vangire711/
Vaangar711/
Vangart711/
Wongere711/
Vangair711/
Wangori711/
Wonghar711/
Weingarett710/
Wongara710/
Wongaira67247/
Woingara67165/
Baingari67160/
Bangoure67106/
Weingarz67105/
Wanggori6775/
Bangaari6770/
Waingort6741/
Baangari6724/
Vayngard6720/
Bayngari6719/
Vayngart6717/
Bangaray6717/
Vangariy6710/
Woingore6710/
Bangarai676/
Vangujre676/
Banggari676/
Vongaree676/
Wajngort675/
Vainegar674/
Vanghara674/
Vanghari674/
Banghari674/
Wonghari674/
Weingari674/
Vaingari673/
Vangaari673/
Vangarra673/
Vangarai673/
Wattengaard673/
Vangaurd672/
Vanghart672/
Bangarry672/
Bongaire672/
Wang'eri672/
Bangaraj671/
Bangarri671/
Wamgariy671/
Wangeriy671/
Vangaara671/
Vangahri671/
Vangairi671/
Vangaraa671/
Vangaraj671/
Vangauri671/
Vanghire671/
Vanngari671/
Vahangar671/
Vangario671/
Vangaris671/
Vanggard671/
Wangoura671/
Bangorhe671/
Bangarih671/
Vaingart671/
Wan'geri671/
Wang'ora671/
Wamgarai671/
Wanngori671/
Wongaura671/
Womgaree671/
Wonggard671/
Wonggart671/
Wonghart671/
Bahangar671/
Wonengar670/
Weinngar670/

Wangare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangare in the Marathi language
वांगरेvangare50
वंगारेvangare16.67
वागारेvagare8.33
वागरेvagare8.33
वांगारेvangare8.33
वानगारेvanagare8.33

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Footnotes

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