Wangome Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1911:241,78016,739
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Wangome (10) may also be a first name.

Wangome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangome is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangome? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wangome reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wangome is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Wangome is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 241,780. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 35 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 31 percent are found and Muranga County, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Wangome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wangome last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangom9225/
Wangoma86354/
Wanghom86193/
Wangoum8661/
Wanggom8625/
Wangame864/
Wangume863/
Bangome862/
Wang'oma808/
Wanggoma803/
Bangoume801/
Wanghoma801/
Wangouma801/
Vangomez801/
Wan'goma801/
Whanghom801/
Wongomet801/
Wangam7785/
Bangom7733/
Wongom7731/
Vangom771/
Huanghome754/
Wangham71817/
Wanngam71764/
Wonghom71687/
Wangama71140/
Bangomi71137/
Bangume71120/
Watngam71104/
Bangoim7153/
Bangame7129/
Wongoum7127/
Bongome7127/
Wanguma7126/
Wongoma717/
Waingam716/
Banggom714/
Wangami714/
Wonggom712/
Vanghom712/
Wangumi711/
Wanggam711/
Woingom711/
Banghom711/
Boongome672/
Huanghom672/
Banggame671/
Wanngham671/
Wongghom671/
Woungoum671/
Wangamoi671/
Wangaham671/
Waangham670/

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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 Wangome
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis