Wandya Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Wandya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Namibia41:602,35012,421

Wandya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wandya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wandya is the 1,666,404th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 88 percent are found, Mara Region, where 11 percent are found and Geita Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Namibia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waandya925/
Wandia835,090/
Wandja833,476/
Bandya83588/
Wangya8377/
Wandyo8352/
Vandya835/
Waandja77395/
Wangyai77162/
Wandeha77127/
Waindja77117/
Bandhya77115/
Wandiha7740/
Waindia7724/
Wandjia7711/
Wandiah7710/
Vaindya775/
Vandhya774/
Waingya773/
Wangyah772/
Wandjah772/
Wandeah771/
Wwandja771/
Wandija771/
Veandya771/
Wangyia771/
Bandayya7112/
Bandeiya7112/
Banduiya715/
Bandhyay714/
Bandaiya712/
Wahandja711/
Vanduyya711/
Bandeyya711/
Wandejja711/
Bandia673,782/
Wongya67691/
Wondja67631/
Wandjo67267/
Wandio67142/
Bandyo67133/
Bondya6759/
Wangyo6755/
Vandia6736/
Vandea6711/
Bandhaiya678/
Wondia677/
Wandeo677/
Uandia676/
Vandja673/
Bandheyya672/
Bandhayya672/
Vangya672/
Wamdia671/
Wamdja671/

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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 Wandya
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