Waningo Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Waningo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waningo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waningo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waningo is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waningo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waningo is the 1,795,579th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. Waningo occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Waningo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Waningo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Waningo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waninga86847/
Baningo8661/
Vaningo867/
Wanimgo865/
Wanengo862/
Weningo861/
Huaningo806/
Wanionga801/
Wanninga801/
Bainingo801/
Baninga71301/
Boningo71117/
Wanenga7174/
Weninga717/
Vaninga713/
Wenengo711/
Banninga67223/
Wonyongo6783/
Wanyonga6710/
Wanengga677/
Baininga671/
Vanninga671/
Veninga571,042/
Boninga5791/
Banenga5760/
Bonengo5755/
Veeninga53255/
Bonninga53122/
Boonengo5382/
Boneengo5321/
Bouninga536/
Huañinga534/
Wenengga533/
Vanengga532/
Wounenga531/
Vanyonga531/
Vannenga531/
Vanengas531/

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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 Waningo
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