Wangili Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wangili Last Name Facts

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

Wangili occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name Wangili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wangili reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 88 percent live, Kakamega County, where 4 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Wangili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wangili surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanguili931/
Wangila8621,123/
Bangili863,397/
Vangili8622/
Wanzili8621/
Wangile862/
Wansili862/
Wanguli862/
Wangeli861/
Wanjili861/
Wangaile8063/
Banggili8029/
Bangilei8013/
Wangelid805/
Wangaila802/
Wancilia801/
Wangueli801/
Wangiela801/
Vangieli801/
Wang'ila801/
Wanjilis801/
Watengeli75110/
Wanghaile751/
Wang'aile751/
Vangilist751/
Wangelist750/
Vangeli711,383/
Wanzila711,079/
Bongili71341/
Wangele71332/
Wangela71304/
Vangile71188/
Bangile71144/
Banzili71109/
Wanzile7173/
Wansila7140/
Wongile7136/
Bangeli7126/
Wangule7113/
Bansili718/
Vanguli714/
Wahanghuli711/
Wongila711/
Wonsili711/
Wanzeli711/
Vansili711/
Vangelis67561/
Vangheli67190/
Wangeler67117/
Wang'ele67100/
Bonggili6788/
Baingeli6741/
Vuangila6741/
Vangeliy6727/
Bangheli6723/
Bansilai6719/
Wongaile6718/
Wanzileu678/
Vangiele675/
Vangiler674/
Vangelio673/
Vangiles672/
Vangileu671/
Wangulai671/
Wanshila671/
Vangueli671/
Vanghile671/
Vangeeli671/
Wanghule671/
Wansuila671/
Waanzila671/
Wanjiler671/
Bangilay670/

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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 Wangili
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