Wangechi Surname

23,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya23,3911:1,974304
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Wangechi (6,057) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanghechi941/
Wangeci9321,197/
Wangeshi881,068/
Wangachi8818/
Wangochi889/
Wangecha883/
Wangichi881/
Wangeche881/
Wangoichi821/
Wangegi804/
Wangeca802/
Vangeci801/
Wangeji801/
Wanceci801/
Wangecy801/
Wangjhi801/
Wangeshe752/
Wangegeh751/
Wanjichi751/
Bangeshi751/
Wangiseh751/
Wangesha751/
Wanchaisi7111/
Wanchicki712/
Wanghache711/
Wanzige67343/
Wangese67339/
Wangisi67327/
Wangika6729/
Wansaichai6722/
Wangisa6715/
Wangiki6714/
Wangesa6710/
Bangezi679/
Wangeka676/
Wangise676/
Wangeke673/
Bangeji672/
Bangesi672/
Wangica671/
Wangike671/
Wanjesi671/
Vanceci671/
Wonggachai671/

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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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