Wanguya Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Iceland

Wanguya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanguya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Wanguya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanguya is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanguya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Wanguya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanguya live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Not including The DR Congo Wanguya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.

Wanguya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangya9277/
Wangyai86162/
Wanguey8640/
Waguiya8621/
Wangyoa864/
Waingya863/
Wanguia863/
Wangyah862/
Wonguya862/
Wagya8387/
Wasingya8037/
Wanguiha8021/
Bangguya801/
Wangaaya801/
Waguia77797/
Wongya77691/
Wangye77382/
Wangyi77135/
Wangja77114/
Wangyo7755/
Wangea7722/
Waguyo776/
Waghya772/
Waguea772/
Wangiy771/
Wannguiha751/
Wangguyop751/
Wongyai7115,523/
Wangyot71210/
Wangyou71147/
Wangjai71141/
Wangead7161/
Wangjia7144/
Wagayya7141/
Wangyee7138/
Wagaiya7133/
Wongyad7113/
Wongyat7113/
Wangyep7112/
Wangjoy719/
Wangjay718/
Wangiyo714/
Wangyoo712/
Wanguie712/
Wongjuy711/
Wagayia711/
Wangyod711/
Wangyos711/
Wacguia711/
Banguyo711/
Wangiha711/
Banghya711/
Wanggey711/
Vangyai711/
Vaangya711/
Uhangya711/
Wanguio711/
Wangyoh711/
Waguyou711/
Wangeyo711/
Wonguia711/
Bonguya711/
Banguye711/
Wagea6742/
Bangayya6713/
Wongjaya6711/
Wangajjo6710/
Bangaiya678/
Wongueay678/
Weangyos675/
Wagja674/
Wagyo673/
Waghaiya672/
Wanengye672/
Wangiead671/
Wangaiye671/
Wonggyai671/
Bangoiya671/
Whangjoy671/
Vangayya671/
Wangeyii671/
Whongyai671/
Watengea671/
Watengye671/
Wangujje671/
Waggayya671/
Waghayya671/
Wangejja671/
Bounguya671/

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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 Wanguya
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