Wangethi Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Wangethi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wangethi Demographics
Wangethi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangethi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangethi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangethi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangethi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangethi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 88 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Kiambu County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Wangethi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wangethi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangeti | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wangithi | 88 | 2,194 | / |
| Wangathi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wangetha | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wangitthi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wangithii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ethe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ithi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vangeti | 80 | 1,420 | / |
| Wangiti | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wangeta | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wangete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangetie | 75 | 55 | / |
| Wangatai | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wangotoi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vangeeti | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wansetie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjithi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangaati | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangeste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangette | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vansethi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanggeti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangetti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wansitthi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banghetti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanghetti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangiti | 67 | 132 | / |
| Wangita | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vongeti | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wangite | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wangate | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vanjeti | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vangete | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wonghathai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bangiti | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vamgeti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vangoti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bongeti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vangety | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bangety | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wangote | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanzete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangete | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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