Wainya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wainya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wainya (10) may also be a first name.
Wainya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainya? popularity and diffusion
Wainya is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Wainya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wainya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wainya is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 10 people.
Wainya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
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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 Wainya
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