Wanjogu Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Wanjogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 471 | 1:98,046 | 8,631 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wanjogu (32) may also be a first name.
Wanjogu Demographics
Wanjogu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanjogu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wanjogu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjogu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 623,516th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanjogu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjogu is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 32 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 98,046. In Kenya Wanjogu is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 30 percent live and Nyeri County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya Wanjogu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Wanjogu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wanjogu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjoguh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanjugu | 86 | 6,369 | / |
| Wanzogu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wanyongu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Banjogou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanjuugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banjougou | 75 | 140 | / |
| Banjoghou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banjugu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanyugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjoughou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagnagou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banzougou | 63 | 72 | / |
| Bonjougou | 63 | 23 | / |
| Bounjougou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Woinsangou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Banyugu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Woinssangou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vanjagoe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Baniagou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonzogou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonyogou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonzougou | 50 | 1,017 | / |
| Vhanyangu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bonzoygou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bonsougou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanjogu
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