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
The surname Wanjogu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjogu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 623,516th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. Wanjogu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanjogu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanjogu is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 32 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 98,046. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 30 percent live and Nyeri County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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 surname is principally 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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