Wangithi Surname
Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname
Wangithi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,194 | 1:21,048 | 2,426 |
Wangithi (338) may also be a first name.
Wangithi Demographics
Wangithi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wangithi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangithi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangithi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wangithi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangithi? popularity and diffusion
Wangithi is the 191,985th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,321,580 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangithi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 475,334th most common first name worldwide, borne by 338 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,194 people, or 1 in 21,048. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 77 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 5 percent reside.
Wangithi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangitthi | 94 | 4 | / |
| Wangithii | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ithi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wangiti | 93 | 36 | / |
| Wangethi | 88 | 54 | / |
| Wanguthi | 88 | 38 | / |
| Wanjithi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanguthai | 82 | 6 | / |
| Wansitthi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Vangiti | 80 | 132 | / |
| Wangita | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wangite | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bangiti | 80 | 8 | / |
| Baingiti | 75 | 34 | / |
| Wangaita | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wangetha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bansithi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangaiti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanguite | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beangiti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanggita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wonguthai | 71 | 181 | / |
| Wanchitti | 71 | 117 | / |
| Wang'ethe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongita | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wangeta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wanzita | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bangite | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongiti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vongiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangeti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huansithai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bansiti | 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 Wangithi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis