Wangaru Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Wangaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 239 | 1:193,221 | 14,280 |
Wangaru (23) may also be a first name.
Wangaru Demographics
Wangaru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangaru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wangaru.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangaru? popularity and diffusion
Wangaru is the 1,048,281st most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Wangaru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangaru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangaru is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 26 percent live, Kiambu County, where 23 percent live and Muranga County, where 23 percent live.
Wangaru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wangaru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waingaru | 93 | 6 | / |
| Waing'aru | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bangaru | 86 | 17,535 | / |
| Vangaru | 86 | 310 | / |
| Wangoru | 86 | 59 | / |
| Wahanggaru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangaaru | 80 | 52 | / |
| Bangarau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Banggaru | 80 | 7 | / |
| Baangaru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bangarou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wongauru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wang'oru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangoruh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangauru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanggerau | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vangoru | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bongaru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vongaru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bangoru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vamgaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangooru | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wongotru | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vangaroo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangourou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Boungarou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vongoru | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bongoru | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vasingouhru | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vongooru | 53 | 3 | / |
| Vamgooru | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangaru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis