Wangethi Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wangethi Last Name Facts

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

Wangethi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangethi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wangethi is the 2,635,433rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangethi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wangethi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Wangethi is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 88 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Wangethi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wangethi surname is primarily 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 Wangethi
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