Wangere Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Wangere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Wangere (12) may also be a first name.
Wangere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangere is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,202,518th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Wangere occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wangere are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wangere is also the 3,306,491st most common given name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 93 percent live, Mara Region, where 5 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
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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 Wangere
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