Wangeri Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Wangeri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangeri is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wangeri is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangeri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Wangeri is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 40 percent live, Muranga County, where 40 percent live and Mombasa County, where 10 percent live. Not including Kenya Wangeri occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live.

Wangeri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangerid933/
Wang'eri932/
Wangeriy931/
Wangueri931/
Wan'geri931/
Watengeri883/
Wangari8698,200/
Wanjeri865,360/
Wangiri86282/
Wangere86196/
Bangeri8665/
Vangeri8626/
Wanseri8617/
Wangera8610/
Wangori861/
Wangariy80286/
Wanserit80250/
Vangieri80230/
Wanggori8075/
Bangheri8044/
Wanggari805/
Baingeri805/
Wang'ere805/
Bangeeri804/
Wang'era804/
Wangirai802/
Waingari802/
Wanguere802/
Bandgeri801/
Wanggera801/
Wanguiri801/
Wangarai801/
Wange're801/
Wanghari801/
Wanngori801/
Wanjeeri801/
Wankgere801/
Wanzerit801/
Wancheri801/
Whangarei7541/
Wangarrij7512/
Watengere754/
Waing'ari752/
Vangerhio751/
Wangare7110,735/
Vangari714,072/
Wangira712,896/
Wansiri712,440/
Vanjeri71557/
Wongari71501/
Wanjiri71201/
Uangari71108/
Bangiri71103/
Bangere7199/
Wanjere7184/
Wachinseri7148/
Vangiri7144/
Wonzeri7133/
Wanzere7127/
Wongera7118/
Vangori7116/
Wangore7115/
Wangary7114/
Wangire7113/
Vanceri719/
Vangere719/
Bongeri714/
Wansera712/
Vongeri711/
Vamgeri711/
Banseri711/
Wongere711/
Waninghere711/
Wanzera711/
Wanziri711/
Wamgere711/
Banzeri711/
Wongyri711/
Wangarj711/
Vancheri67979/
Wangaire67154/
Wangarry67124/
Vangirai6745/
Wangaray6742/
Wangaree6727/
Hwangira6721/
Wanghare6720/
Wamguere6719/
Baangiri6713/
Bongeeri678/
Whonzeri677/
Wangujre675/
Wantgire675/
Wongyrit675/
Vanghari674/
Wonghari674/
Weingari674/
Waingare674/
Vaingari673/
Vangaari673/
Vangarai673/
Wanzirai672/
Wonggori672/
Vanceris672/
Waingore672/
Bangiere672/
Bangirai671/
Bandgiri671/
Vongerai671/
Vangahri671/
Vangairi671/
Vangarie671/
Vanguiri671/
Vanngari671/
Vanguere671/
Wanchiri671/
Wangarey671/
Waingira671/
Bangeraj671/
Weansiri671/

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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 Wangeri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis