Wangisi Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wangisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wangisi (17) may also be a first name.

Wangisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangisi is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangisi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 841,044th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wangisi reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wangisi is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Wangisi is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 86 percent live, Butaleja District, where 7 percent live and Sironko District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 40 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Wangisi Last Name Statistics demography

Wangisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.31% less than the national average, earning R 18,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangissi931/
Wanguisi931/
Wanguissi886/
Wangusi861,401/
Wangigi86308/
Bangisi86117/
Wangisa8615/
Wangesi866/
Wangise866/
Wanjisi865/
Wanzisi861/
Vangisai809/
Wangisha805/
Wangisse802/
Wanghusi802/
Wangichi801/
Bangisie801/
Wangiseh801/
Wansisai801/
Wanchaisi7511/
Wanguidji751/
Wangoichi751/
Vanguissi751/
Wangeci7121,197/
Bangizi71706/
Wangese71339/
Wanjigi71148/
Wansisa7141/
Wangiza7116/
Wangige7114/
Wangesa7110/
Wansige719/
Bongisi715/
Wangegi714/
Bangise712/
Bangesi712/
Wangeji711/
Wanjesi711/
Wanguzi711/
Wansise710/
Wangechi6723,441/
Wangeshi671,068/
Bansisih6717/
Vansisih678/
Banggigi677/
Wahnchaishi674/
Wangeshe672/
Wanjichi671/
Wangesha671/
Waingiza671/
Wansaigi671/
Wangoice671/
Wansiger671/

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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 Wangisi
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