Wangige Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wangige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wangige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangige Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangige is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wangige click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangige? popularity and diffusion
Wangige is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Wangige occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Wangige reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Wangige is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent live, Nyeri County, where 33 percent live and Meru County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Kenya Wangige exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanzige | 86 | 343 | / |
| Wangigi | 86 | 308 | / |
| Wansige | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wangise | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wangege | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wangeghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wansiger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangegeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangoice | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangiseh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanggege | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainziger | 75 | 35 | / |
| Wanziguye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangese | 71 | 339 | / |
| Wangisi | 71 | 327 | / |
| Wangugi | 71 | 268 | / |
| Wanjigi | 71 | 148 | / |
| Wanziga | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wangaze | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wangiza | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wongege | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wangesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wangegi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bansige | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wansiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonjige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banzige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangice | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wansise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wanchege | 67 | 70 | / |
| Banggigi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Banshige | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vanshige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bantgize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangaize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waingiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansaigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanguisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanciger | 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 Wangige
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis