Wangula Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wangula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangula is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangula is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Wangula is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangula live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Wangula is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Busia County, where 3 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Wangula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wangula surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Wangula
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