Wangigi Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Wangigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Wangigi (66) may also be a first name.
Wangigi Demographics
Wangigi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangigi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangigi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 876,631st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangigi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 66 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kirinyaga County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 26 percent live and Kiambu County, where 23 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 0 percent live.
Wangigi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangisi | 86 | 327 | / |
| Wangugi | 86 | 268 | / |
| Wanjigi | 86 | 148 | / |
| Wangige | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wangegi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Banggigi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wansaigi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanguisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanguidji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangizi | 71 | 706 | / |
| Wanzige | 71 | 343 | / |
| Wanziga | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wangiza | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wansige | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangise | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wangesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanjisi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wangega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangege | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bongigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangisai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanggege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waingiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangoice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangegeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangeghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansiger | 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 Wangigi
- 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