Wangeci Surname

25,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangeci Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangeci Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21,1601:2,182337
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wangeci (5,594) may also be a first name.

Wangeci Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangeci occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangeci? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,435th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 343,801 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangeci live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 89,562nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 5,594 people.

The last name Wangeci is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 21,160 people, or 1 in 2,182. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wangeci Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangechi9323,441/
Wanghechi881/
Wangeca862/
Vangeci861/
Wangecy861/
Wanceci861/
Wangeshi801,068/
Wangeche801/
Wangichi801/
Wangoichi751/
Wangese71339/
Wangisi71327/
Wangisa7115/
Wangesa7110/
Bangezi719/
Wangise716/
Bangesi712/
Wangica711/
Wanjesi711/
Vanceci711/
Wangisha675/
Wangisse672/
Wangeshe672/
Wanjichi671/
Bangeshi671/
Wangiseh671/
Wangesha671/
Bangetsi671/
Wangissi671/
Wanguisi671/
Wangoice671/

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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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  • 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 Wangeci
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