Wikanga Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Wikanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 328 | 1:161,407 | 14,404 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wikanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wikanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wikanga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wikanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wikanga is the 835,661st most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wikanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 161,407. In Tanzania Wikanga is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 98 percent live, Mara Region, where 1 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikanga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Weikanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wekanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wukanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wukangha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waikango | 80 | 4 | / |
| Baikanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waykanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bikahanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wikatenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bikango | 71 | 424 | / |
| Bikangi | 71 | 30 | / |
| Wekonga | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wikongo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vikango | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wekango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikounga | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bikeinga | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bikangou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bikaango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bicaunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouekonga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wekasinghe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wekhatenge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wekongo | 57 | 51 | / |
| Bikongi | 57 | 21 | / |
| Bekange | 57 | 5 | / |
| Viconga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Weckasinghe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Uekongha | 53 | 32 | / |
| Bikonngo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bekounga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bikoungou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Ouekongha | 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 Wikanga
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