Wamenya Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Wamenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamenya (96) may also be a first name.
Wamenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamenya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamenya? popularity and diffusion
Wamenya is the 721,185th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name Wamenya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamenya reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 96 people.
Wamenya is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamenya | 86 | 146 | / |
| Waminya | 86 | 129 | / |
| Wamenyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waamanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamegne | 71 | 129 | / |
| Baminya | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bamenye | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wamenie | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bomenya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Waminja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waminia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamonja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Womanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uamanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waminye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamainya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wammegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiminya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamegnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waymonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahmeinia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wammegnie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamanje | 57 | 62 | / |
| Bominya | 57 | 48 | / |
| Baminia | 57 | 42 | / |
| Bamenjo | 57 | 37 | / |
| Wamanji | 57 | 34 | / |
| Bamenji | 57 | 27 | / |
| Womegne | 57 | 20 | / |
| Wamonje | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bomenyo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wamanjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boomenyo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Vasmenji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wamainge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Woumegne | 53 | 1 | / |
| Waiminie | 53 | 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 Wamenya
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