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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanekaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Wanekaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wanekaya reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wanekaya is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
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
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- 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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