Wandwi Surname

218,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wandwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wandwi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5581:33,9803,976
Kenya3201:144,31211,601
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wandwi (169) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wandwi Demographics

Wandwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wandwi Last Name Facts

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

Wandwi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,093rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,878,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wandwi is also the 703,581st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 169 people.

Wandwi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,558 people, or 1 in 33,980. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 60 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Wandwi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wandwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wandwi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandui83274/
Wandwe8376/
Wandwa836/
Wantwi831/
Waundui7711/
Waundwa771/
Wondwijh7111/
Wahandwa711/
Wanduayi711/
Wondwish711/
Wantwa67132/
Wantui6754/
Vandui6733/
Wandby6718/
Bandui6710/
Bandvi679/
Wandue678/
Bandwe675/
Bandbi671/
Wandbe671/
Wantwe671/
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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 Wandwi
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