Wanigina Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanigina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanigina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wanigina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanigina is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanigina? popularity and diffusion

Wanigina is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Wanigina occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanigina reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 96 percent reside, Kampala District, where 1 percent reside and Mbale District, where 1 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Wanigina
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