Wangura Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wangura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wangura (10) may also be a first name.
Wangura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangura has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Wangura is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangura live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wangura is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,007,822. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyeri County, where 39 percent reside, Baringo County, where 17 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Wangura
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