Wangonyo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706

Wangonyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangonyo is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wangonyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangonyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Wangonyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangonyo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Wangonyo is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 64 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 29 percent are found and Embu County, where 7 percent are found.

Wangonyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangonya88295/
Wangunyo886/
Wangonjo885/
Ngonyo865,485/
Wanghonya825/
Wang'onya821/
Ng'onyo8073/
Ngounyo802/
Ngony'o801/
Ngonyoh801/
Gonyo77758/
Wanganya7583/
Wangunya7534/
Bongonyo758/
Ngonya715,666/
Ngonjo71575/
Gonyoe71434/
Nganyo71151/
Wang'anya7183/
Ngunyo7131/
Ngonio715/
Ghonyo711/
Gonyoo711/
Gannyo711/
Gonyoa711/
Ng'onya6796/
Wagunya6785/
Ngonjoh6760/
Nggonya679/
Ngonyah675/
Gonyoha674/
Ngoonya671/
Ngonjou671/
Ngounya671/
Ngonyaa671/

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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 Wangonyo
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