Wangese Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Wangese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 274 | 1:193,218 | 16,588 |
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
Wangese (66) may also be a first name.
Wangese Demographics
Wangese Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangese is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangese? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangese is the 820,032nd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangese live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.
Wangese is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 193,218. In Tanzania Wangese is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 65 percent are found, Mara Region, where 32 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found.
Wangese Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wangese last name 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 Wangese
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