Wanyangu Surname
Approximately 682 people bear this surname
Wanyangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 680 | 1:67,912 | 6,494 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanyangu (194) may also be a first name.
Wanyangu Demographics
Wanyangu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyangu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wanyangu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyangu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 486,864th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyangu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 651,944th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 194 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 67,912. In Kenya Wanyangu is mostly found in: Busia County, where 34 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 34 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Wanyangu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyongu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Banyangu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Banyangou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vhanyangu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yangu | 77 | 1,805 | / |
| Banyongu | 75 | 178 | / |
| Banjangu | 75 | 103 | / |
| Yangou | 71 | 744 | / |
| Ayongu | 71 | 662 | / |
| Yanggu | 71 | 111 | / |
| Yangau | 71 | 104 | / |
| Yanghu | 71 | 93 | / |
| Yangus | 71 | 44 | / |
| Yangup | 71 | 15 | / |
| Yahngu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Janngu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haiyangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiangou | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Yasengu | 67 | 1,204 | / |
| Yasingu | 67 | 123 | / |
| Aayongu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Yangheu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Yanghou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Yanghui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yanggau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yangush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yangueu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajeangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaningu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yangouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanggut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yangaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayonguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayonngu | 67 | 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 Wanyangu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis