Wangure Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Wangure Surname User-submission:
Wangure is a Kikuyu surname, and it has two meanings.
1) It means 'son or daughter of Ngure'.
2) It originated from Ngure. Ngure is a village in Kiambu county. People who migrated from Ngure to other parts of Kikuyu land would be referred to as Wangure (meaning out of Ngure).
Read More About This SurnameWangure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wangure Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wangure is a Kikuyu surname, and it has two meanings.
1) It means 'son or daughter of Ngure'.
2) It originated from Ngure. Ngure is a village in Kiambu county. People who migrated from Ngure to other parts of Kikuyu land would be referred to as Wangure (meaning out of Ngure). With time, some adopted the name Wangure as their surname.
- muniuwangureWangure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangure Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangure occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangure? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangure is the 1,907,068th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangure reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya Wangure is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 72 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangujre | 93 | 5 | / |
| Hwangure | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wangur | 92 | 29 | / |
| Bangure | 86 | 1,111 | / |
| Wanggur | 86 | 252 | / |
| Vangure | 86 | 28 | / |
| Wangura | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wanguri | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wangore | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wangire | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wangurd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangurh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangoure | 80 | 106 | / |
| Waungura | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wajngurt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wanghura | 80 | 6 | / |
| Vangujre | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wang'uri | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waingurt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wangaura | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waingore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vhangure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beangure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangur | 77 | 705 | / |
| Vangur | 77 | 91 | / |
| Wongur | 77 | 32 | / |
| Wangor | 77 | 9 | / |
| Uangur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahangire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwaangire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanguri | 71 | 7,984 | / |
| Banggur | 71 | 468 | / |
| Wangiri | 71 | 282 | / |
| Vangurp | 71 | 143 | / |
| Banguri | 71 | 41 | / |
| Vangury | 71 | 39 | / |
| Wongura | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wanggor | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bangour | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bongure | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wangora | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bangury | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vanguur | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vongure | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wonguri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangori | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangurr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangoer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangurt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ba'angoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahangurre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongurai | 67 | 615 | / |
| Wanggori | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vaingurt | 67 | 36 | / |
| Banguray | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vayngurt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weingurt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vanguuri | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bangurai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woingore | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vangaurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangirai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangguri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanngori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veanguri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangurui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanghire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangauri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baanguri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongaura | 67 | 1 | / |
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