Wanjia Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Wanjia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 273 | 1:169,157 | 12,975 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Wanjia (10,931) may also be a first name.
Wanjia Demographics
Wanjia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjia (Arabic: انجيا) is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanjia is the 926,175th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjia reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjia is also the 57,766th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 10,931 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 169,157. In Kenya Wanjia is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 72 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 27 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.
Wanjia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanjia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanjia in the Arabic language | ||
| انجيا | anjya | - |
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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 Wanjia
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