Wandwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wandwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wandwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wandwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wandwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wandwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wandwa is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Wandwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wandwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandwas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waundwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wasendwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Watendwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wahandwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wandwi | 83 | 1,879 | / |
| Wandua | 83 | 133 | / |
| Wantwa | 83 | 132 | / |
| Wandwe | 83 | 76 | / |
| Wandwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baundwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bandwah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wanthwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bandwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baindwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanduay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bandway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watendua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanduayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bandua | 67 | 2,416 | / |
| Wandui | 67 | 274 | / |
| Wandby | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wandue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bandwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wantua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vandua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wondua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wandbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bandva | 67 | 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 Wandwa
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