Wanekaya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wanekaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanekaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanekaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanekaya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanekaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanekaya is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Wanekaya is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Wanekaya reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wanekaya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wanekaya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanekeya | 88 | 366 | / |
| Wanekaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waneka | 86 | 265 | / |
| Wauneka | 80 | 500 | / |
| Wanekai | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wanneka | 80 | 8 | / |
| Vanekay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanekha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waneeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayneka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasnesky | 75 | 63 | / |
| Wonekayi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wanakayi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Banikaya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vaneikay | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vanakaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wanakeya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wenekeya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banecaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanekiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaneskay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanneeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanika | 71 | 206 | / |
| Woneka | 71 | 59 | / |
| Vaneka | 71 | 53 | / |
| Waneke | 71 | 18 | / |
| Waneki | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vahanekay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woneky | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wanecki | 67 | 474 | / |
| Wonekha | 67 | 359 | / |
| Vanekiy | 67 | 124 | / |
| Wanakai | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wonokay | 67 | 74 | / |
| Banikay | 67 | 68 | / |
| Waneski | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wanecká | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wanecke | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wonekai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vanakay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wenekai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wonesky | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wainika | 67 | 11 | / |
| Banekoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanikyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwanika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wannika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanokay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanikka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayneke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayneki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanheki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanekca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahaneikay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanisskaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanieki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banekyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waynika | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wanneke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanekaya
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