Wangari Surname
Approximately 98,200 people bear this surname
Wangari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 97,627 | 1:473 | 56 |
| Niger | 127 | 1:151,118 | 5,529 |
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wangari (27,308) may also be a first name.
Wangari Demographics
Average Wangari Salary in
United States
$38,070 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wangari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangari (Hindi: वांगरिा, Marathi: वंगारी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wangari.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangari is the 5,748th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,211 people. The last name Wangari is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangari are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wangari is also the 29,942nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27,308 people.
The surname Wangari is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 97,627 people, or 1 in 473. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 20 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Wangari Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wangari has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wangari surname expanded 883 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wangari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wangari earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,070 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wangari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangari in the Marathi language | ||
| वंगारी | vangari | 84 |
| वंजारी | vanjari | 16 |
| Wangari in the Hindi language | ||
| वांगरिा | vangaria | 33.33 |
| वांगरि | vangari | 33.33 |
| वांगरी | vangari | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Wangari
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