Wangunyu Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3861:119,63710,028
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Wangunyu (150) may also be a first name.

Wangunyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangunyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangunyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 719,876th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wangunyu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 150 people.

The last name Wangunyu is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 119,637. In Kenya Wangunyu is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 26 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Wangunyu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Wangunyu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wangunyu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wangunyu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waangunyu941/
Ngunyu86145/
Gunyu77193/
Bongunyu751/
Ngunju711,127/
Gunyou7125/
Nguniu711/
Gunyut711/
Nguunju674/
Ngounju671/

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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 Wangunyu
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