Wanjoya Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Wanjoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 146 | 1:316,301 | 19,644 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wanjoya Demographics
Wanjoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjoya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanjoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Wanjoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjoya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 58 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 26 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 3 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
Wanjoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wanjoya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanjaya | 86 | 247 | / |
| Wanzoya | 86 | 142 | / |
| Banjoya | 86 | 32 | / |
| Wanjoyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wanjoha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banijoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanjau | 77 | 9,986 | / |
| Wanjai | 77 | 718 | / |
| Wanyua | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wanyai | 77 | 25 | / |
| Banjoy | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wanjea | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wanjoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanjou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanjay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanyoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banyoya | 71 | 314 | / |
| Wandjou | 71 | 119 | / |
| Wanyaye | 71 | 115 | / |
| Wangija | 71 | 67 | / |
| Wanyoyi | 71 | 58 | / |
| Wansuya | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wangiya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wansaja | 71 | 26 | / |
| Wanceya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wanseya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wanyeya | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wangeya | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wancoyo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wanzoyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wanyayi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wanjiye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wanyaha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hwanjai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waniaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanzuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanjaji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanyaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wannyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banijoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanijai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangnoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whanjea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whanjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanjiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banzoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangeja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanscoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wanjihia | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Wanjehia | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wanyajid | 67 | 25 | / |
| Banijoyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wainioha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banshoya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanshiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wangejad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanchouy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanshaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanijaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjiyee | 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
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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 Wanjoya
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