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

Waningo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Waningo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waningo? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Waningo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Waningo is most common in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Waningo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Waningo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Waningo surname is chiefly 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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