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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wikanga? popularity and diffusion
Wikanga is the 835,661st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wikanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 161,407. In Tanzania Wikanga is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 98 percent are found, Mara Region, where 1 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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