Wanje Surname
Approximately 8,501 people bear this surname
Wanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,526 | 1:6,136 | 843 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Uganda | 222 | 1:175,853 | 14,786 |
| India | 100 | 1:7,670,654 | 164,164 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Tanzania | 67 | 1:790,173 | 42,439 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Wanje (2,127) may also be a first name.
Wanje Demographics
Average Wanje Salary in
England
£21,175
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanje (Marathi: वंजे) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanje is the 59,376th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 857,257 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanje are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 162,945th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 2,127 people.
The surname Wanje is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 7,526 people, or 1 in 6,136. In Kenya Wanje is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 72 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 17 percent are found and Kwale County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wanje is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Wanje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanje in the Marathi language | ||
| वंजे | vanje | 84.21 |
| वांजे | vanje | 12.28 |
| वांझे | vanjhe | 1.75 |
| वंज् | vanj | 1.75 |
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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 Wanje
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