Wanjisi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wanjisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wanjisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjisi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjisi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wanjisi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most common in: Bulambuli District, where 25 percent live, Mbale District, where 25 percent live and Pallisa District, where 25 percent live. Beside Uganda Wanjisi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangisi | 86 | 327 | / |
| Wanjigi | 86 | 148 | / |
| Wanyisi | 86 | 137 | / |
| Wanjesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanzisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banjisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waniishi | 80 | 47 | / |
| Wanjichi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangissi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wansisai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanchaisi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wangigi | 71 | 308 | / |
| Bonjisi | 71 | 162 | / |
| Bangisi | 71 | 117 | / |
| Wansisa | 71 | 41 | / |
| Baniysi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wansige | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangise | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wangesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanyesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Banjigi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanyisa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanyigi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banjizi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banjesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaniisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Banyishi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bansisih | 67 | 17 | / |
| Banchisi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vangisai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vansisih | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanyisha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahnchaishi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wangisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansajji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansaigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansiger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangichi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanjisi
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