Wangiu Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Wangiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Wangiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangiu occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangiu is the 2,635,433rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wangiu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wangiu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Wangiu is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 98 percent live and Nyeri County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangius | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanziu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baingiu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bangiau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bangiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wansu | 73 | 618 | / |
| Wanzu | 73 | 151 | / |
| Wanju | 73 | 101 | / |
| Wanjau | 67 | 9,986 | / |
| Giu | 67 | 1,514 | / |
| Wanzuu | 67 | 362 | / |
| Wanchu | 67 | 334 | / |
| Wanzau | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wansou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Whansu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wansui | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wanjui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bongiu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wanshu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wandju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanjou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanzhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanzus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanhsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjus | 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 Wangiu
- 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