Wangechi Surname
Approximately 23,441 people bear this surname
Wangechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23,391 | 1:1,974 | 304 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Wangechi (6,057) may also be a first name.
Wangechi Demographics
Average Wangechi Salary in
United States
$94,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wangechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangechi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangechi? popularity and diffusion
Wangechi is the 23,127th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 310,889 people. The last name Wangechi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangechi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,155th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 6,057 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 23,391 people, or 1 in 1,974. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 24 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wangechi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wangechi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wangechi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanghechi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wangeci | 93 | 21,197 | / |
| Wangeshi | 88 | 1,068 | / |
| Wangachi | 88 | 18 | / |
| Wangochi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wangecha | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wangichi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangeche | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangoichi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangegi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wangeca | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vangeci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangeji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanceci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangecy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangjhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangeshe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wangegeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjichi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangeshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangiseh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangesha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanchaisi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wanchicki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanghache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzige | 67 | 343 | / |
| Wangese | 67 | 339 | / |
| Wangisi | 67 | 327 | / |
| Wangika | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wansaichai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wangisa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wangiki | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wangesa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bangezi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wangeka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wangise | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wangeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bangeji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanceci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonggachai | 67 | 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 Wangechi
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