Wang'anya Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wang'anya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
Wang'anya Demographics
Wang'anya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wang'anya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wang'anya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wang'anya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wang'anya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wang'anya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Wang'anya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wang'anya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wang'anya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya Wang'anya is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 77 percent are found, Busia County, where 11 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 11 percent are found.
Wang'anya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wang'anya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanganya | 94 | 83 | / |
| Wang'onya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ng'anya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wangania | 82 | 376 | / |
| Banganya | 82 | 313 | / |
| Wangonya | 82 | 295 | / |
| Wonganya | 82 | 76 | / |
| Ng'hanya | 82 | 8 | / |
| Wangagna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanganja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nganya | 80 | 1,742 | / |
| Wanghonya | 78 | 5 | / |
| Wongganya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baanganya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ng'onya | 75 | 96 | / |
| Ng'ania | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ngahnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ganya | 71 | 5,521 | / |
| Bonganya | 71 | 404 | / |
| Gangayya | 71 | 193 | / |
| Wangange | 71 | 48 | / |
| Wangonyo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Banganye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bangania | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gangaiya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanganji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanganhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanganjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanganie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonya | 67 | 5,666 | / |
| Kganya | 67 | 160 | / |
| Nganyo | 67 | 151 | / |
| Nganye | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gaanya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ghanya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ganyah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ganyea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gganya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boonganya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bonghanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganyap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gannya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanghanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainganjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bang'onye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banganija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyay | 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 Wang'anya
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