Wangira Surname
Approximately 2,896 people bear this surname
Wangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,459 | 1:26,758 | 3,741 |
| Kenya | 1,410 | 1:32,752 | 3,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wangira (389) may also be a first name.
Wangira Demographics
Wangira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangira occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wangira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,050th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,516,418 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wangira is also the 439,102nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 389 people.
The last name Wangira is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,459 people, or 1 in 26,758. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Busia District, where 39 percent live, Namayingo District, where 28 percent live and Bugiri District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 49 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Wangira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wangira last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wangira
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