Wangombe Surname
Approximately 2,867 people bear this surname
Wangombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,701 | 1:17,097 | 2,048 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Wangómbe (1) are calculated separately.
Wangombe (773) may also be a first name.
Wangombe Demographics
Average Wangombe Salary in
United States
$41,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wangombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangombe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Wangómbe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangombe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 153,345th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,541,872 people. The last name Wangombe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wangombe live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wangombe is also the 295,214th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 773 people.
The surname Wangombe is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,701 people, or 1 in 17,097. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 20 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wangombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wangombe surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
Wangombe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $41,152 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangómbe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ombe | 94 | 3,926 | / |
| Wango'mbe | 94 | 4 | / |
| Wangombeh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wan'gombe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bangombe | 88 | 260 | / |
| Wongombe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wangombi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wangomba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wangembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangonbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wang'embe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangoumbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanging'ombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bongombe | 75 | 1,251 | / |
| Bangambe | 75 | 873 | / |
| Wangamba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wangambi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wangumba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bangombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangumbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangumbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanghamba | 71 | 22 | / |
| Baingumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boyngombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangambi | 63 | 2,353 | / |
| Bongambe | 63 | 199 | / |
| Bongombi | 63 | 109 | / |
| Bangumbi | 63 | 62 | / |
| Vongambe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Bongambee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vongambi | 50 | 55 | / |
| Bongambi | 50 | 27 | / |
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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 Wangombe
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