Waninga Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waninga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waninga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7341:53,1876,349
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waninga (25) may also be a first name.

Waninga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waninga (Oriya: ୱାନି) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waninga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,827th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The surname Waninga is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Waninga are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waninga is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 53,187. In Uganda Waninga is primarily found in: Bududa District, where 74 percent live, Mbale District, where 8 percent live and Manafwa District, where 6 percent live. Barring Uganda it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Waninga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanninga931/
Wanionga931/
Waninge86428/
Baninga86301/
Waningo86105/
Wanenga8674/
Weninga867/
Waningi863/
Vaninga863/
Banninga80223/
Wanienge8021/
Wanninge8015/
Wanyonga8010/
Wanengga807/
Baininga801/
Vanninga801/
Wanninger753,641/
Waninnger755/
Waininger753/
Veninga711,042/
Baningi71447/
Wanenge71381/
Boninga7191/
Baningo7161/
Banenga7160/
Vaningo717/
Baninge716/
Wanimgo715/
Wanengo712/
Weningo711/
Veeninga67255/
Bonninga67122/
Vaninger67121/
Huaningo676/
Bouninga676/
Huañinga674/
Wenengga673/
Wanengye672/
Vanengga672/
Bainingo671/
Woningui671/
Wanengge671/
Wainenge671/
Wounenga671/
Vanyonga671/
Vannenga671/
Vanengas671/
Woninger670/

Waninga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waninga in the Oriya language
ୱାନିwani-

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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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  • 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 Waninga
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