Wang'aya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Wang'aya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wang'aya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wang'aya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wang'aya occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wang'aya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Wang'aya is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wang'aya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Wang'aya is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent live and Machakos County, where 10 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live.
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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'aya
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