Wangenye Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wangenye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wangenye Demographics

Wangenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wangenye Last Name Facts

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

Wangenye is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangenye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,095,216th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wangenye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya Wangenye is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 39 percent live, Muranga County, where 39 percent live and Nyeri County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Wangenye Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanginye881/
Ngenye86212/
Wagenya803/
Nghenye802/
Ngenyeh801/
Genye77114/
Wongenge7555/
Bongenye754/
Ngenge713,793/
Ngenje71789/
Nginye7118/
Guenye717/
Ngenie716/
Bongenyea711/
Goenye711/
Genyea710/
Ngengey6734/
Ngenyuy6721/
Ngienie671/
Wounguegne671/
Ngenjea671/
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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 Wangenye
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