Wangio Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4141:111,5469,517
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wangio (13) may also be a first name.

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 or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangio? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangio is the 677,464th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangio live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya Wangio is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 70 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Wangio exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Wangio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangioh921/
Wangia83732/
Wanzio8380/
Wongio8340/
Wansio832/
Vangio832/
Wandzio7759/
Wangiat7724/
Wangiah7724/
Vangios772/
Wangiad772/
Bangiou771/
Wanso73809/
Wanzo73581/
Wanjo73225/
Watingia711/
Gio677,371/
Wanzia67772/
Wancho67285/
Wandjo67267/
Wansot67183/
Wansoo6792/
Wansoh6782/
Banzio6745/
Wansou6745/
Wongia6733/
Wansia6723/
Wansso6712/
Vangia679/
Wanzco678/
Wonsio675/
Wanjou673/
Vansio673/
Wanjoi673/
Wainso672/
Wanjod672/
Vanzio672/
Wansod671/
Wansho671/
Wansuo671/
Bansio671/
Wanjoo671/
Wanzoo671/
Wainjo671/
Wanjoy671/
Wannso671/
Wancou671/
Wanzou671/

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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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