Wangongu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Wangongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Wangongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangongu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wangongu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangongu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Wangongu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Wangongu is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 14 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya Wangongu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangong'u | 94 | 68 | / |
| Wangongou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wangangu | 88 | 123 | / |
| Wangungu | 88 | 112 | / |
| Wang'ung'u | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bangangu | 75 | 349 | / |
| Bangungu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bongongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vuangangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongoungou | 67 | 60 | / |
| Boungoungou | 63 | 11 | / |
| Bangangou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Bongungu | 50 | 124 | / |
| Bongangu | 50 | 62 | / |
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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 Wangongu
- 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