Wanjenga Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wanjenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wanjenga Demographics
Wanjenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjenga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanjenga is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanjenga are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wanjenga is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyandarua County, where 73 percent reside, Muranga County, where 15 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Wanjenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyenga | 88 | 72 | / |
| Wanzenga | 88 | 34 | / |
| Wansenga | 88 | 31 | / |
| Wangenga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Banjenga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wanjenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanjinga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bansenga | 75 | 797 | / |
| Bangenga | 75 | 246 | / |
| Banzenga | 75 | 137 | / |
| Banyenga | 75 | 41 | / |
| Wanyinga | 75 | 40 | / |
| Wanyenge | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wanienge | 75 | 21 | / |
| Vanyenga | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wanyengi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vangenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banjinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wonyenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanzinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wansinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanchinga | 71 | 40 | / |
| Weanzinga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wanyenghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyaga | 67 | 3,206 | / |
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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 Wanjenga
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