Wangendo Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wangendo (11) may also be a first name.

Wangendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangendo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wangendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangendo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangendo is the 2,661,929th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Wangendo is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wangendo reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Wangendo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,099,086. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Wangendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Wangendo
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