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 surname Wangere occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Wangere is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wangere reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangere is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Wangere is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 93 percent live, Mara Region, where 5 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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