Wahinya Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wahinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1021:21,9702,514
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Wahinya (752) may also be a first name.

Wahinya Last Name Facts

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

Wahinya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahinya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,194th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wahinya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wahinya is also the 299,703rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 752 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,102 people, or 1 in 21,970. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 39 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Wahinya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wahinya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waehnya8616/
Bahinya8612/
Wahenya862/
Waihenya801,933/
Bahenya714/
Wahegna712/
Bahinyo712/
Vahinia711/
Bahinja711/
Baenya624/
Weunya621/
Bahinio5712/
Wouinja571/
Bahenia571/
Baiyenia532/
Bouainia531/
Whaegney530/

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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 Wahinya
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