Wughanga Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wughanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wughanga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4601:31,6303,455
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wughanga (653) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wughanga Demographics

Wughanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 46 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wughanga Last Name Facts

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

Wughanga is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wughanga? popularity and diffusion

Wughanga is the 267,389th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,988,053 people. The last name Wughanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wughanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wughanga is also the 324,981st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 653 people.

Wughanga is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,460 people, or 1 in 31,630. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 73 percent live, Mombasa County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Wughanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wughanga last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuganga9387/
Wunganga882/
Woghanga881/
Buganga801,640/
Wiganga804/
Woganga801/
Bouganga7510/
Bugonga6750/
Bugange679/
Bugango677/
Wogonga671/
Wogangou631/
Wougongui591/
Vugahngeh591/
Voungonga591/
Bugongo5314/
Wogongo533/
Bugongi531/
Bugonge531/
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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 Wughanga
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