Wangu Surname
Approximately 7,771 people bear this surname
Wangu Surname Definition:
Wangu is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: mine (Belonging to me).
Wangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,783 | 1:7,985 | 1,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 805 | 1:10,129 | 850 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 1:429,380 | 36,011 |
| Tanzania | 179 | 1:295,763 | 22,969 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Wangu (2,911) may also be a first name.
Wangu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wangu is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: mine (Belonging to me).
Wangu Demographics
Average Wangu Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangu (Hindi: वांगू, Marathi: वांगु) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 64,362nd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 937,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Wangu reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 134,603rd most numerous first name internationally, held by 2,911 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 5,783 people, or 1 in 7,985. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 21 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 15 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Wangu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wangu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wangu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wangu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangu in the Marathi language | ||
| वांगु | vangu | - |
| Wangu in the Hindi language | ||
| वांगू | vangu | 84.62 |
| वांगु | vangu | 15.38 |
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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
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