Wapangana Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wapangana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
Wapangana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wapangana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wapangana is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wapangana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Wapangana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapangana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Wapangana is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Wapangana exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 47 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapang'ana | 95 | 170 | / |
| Bapangana | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wabangana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vapangana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wapanganyi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wabeyangana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bapangane | 78 | 27 | / |
| Wipanguean | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bapangouna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wabingan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wabunganyi | 63 | 27 | / |
| Wipanngoen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wabonganyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Webanganyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wabo Nganyi | 60 | 4 | / |
| Waubengun | 56 | 0 | / |
| Webenganyi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Weybonkana | 53 | 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 Wapangana
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