Wangusi Surname

276,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wangusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0371:44,5324,613
Uganda3431:113,81711,014
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wangusi (172) may also be a first name.

Wangusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wangusi is found most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangusi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 276,726th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wangusi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 172 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 44,532. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 40 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 28 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wangusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wangusi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wangusi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

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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 Wangusi
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