Wanjela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wanjela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
Wanjela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjela occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjela? popularity and diffusion
Wanjela is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bukwo District, where 100 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Eritrea, where 17 percent live.
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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 Wanjela
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