Wangio Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Wangio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 414 | 1:111,546 | 9,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wangio (13) may also be a first name.
Wangio Demographics
Wangio Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangio is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangio? popularity and diffusion
It is the 677,464th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangio reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangio is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
The surname Wangio is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya Wangio is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 70 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Wangio Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangioh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangia | 83 | 732 | / |
| Wanzio | 83 | 80 | / |
| Wongio | 83 | 40 | / |
| Wansio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vangio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wandzio | 77 | 59 | / |
| Wangiat | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wangiah | 77 | 24 | / |
| Vangios | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wangiad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bangiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanso | 73 | 809 | / |
| Wanzo | 73 | 581 | / |
| Wanjo | 73 | 225 | / |
| Watingia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gio | 67 | 7,371 | / |
| Wanzia | 67 | 772 | / |
| Wancho | 67 | 285 | / |
| Wandjo | 67 | 267 | / |
| Wansot | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wansoo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wansoh | 67 | 82 | / |
| Banzio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wansou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wongia | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wansia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wansso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vangia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanzco | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wonsio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanjou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vansio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanjoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wainso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanjod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanzio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wansod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bansio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzou | 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 Wangio
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