Watiangu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watiangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watiangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Watiangu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Watiangu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Watiangu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watiangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Watiangu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watiangu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 27 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya Watiangu is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Watiangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Watiangu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watiang931/
Watyangu8892/
Watiaonga821/
Wationg801/
Watching751,277/
Watchang7564/
Waishang750/
Watchuang7175/
Watchoing7123/
Watchuing7110/
Washianga714/
Wiatching711/
Watchanga711/
Washing6764/
Watchawong6759/
Washang6745/
Watchouang6718/
Wishang6714/
Washiyanga674/
Witiong671/
Wa Tchungu671/
Watchuieng671/
Watchouing671/

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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 Watiangu
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