Wanaira Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wanaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wanaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanaira is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanaira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wanaira occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Wanaira reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wanaira is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Wanaira is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 33 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 17 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Wanaira
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