Wankanya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wankanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wankanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wankanya is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wankanya is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wankanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wankanya reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wankanya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 67 percent are found, Mara Region, where 17 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakanya | 93 | 79 | / |
| Wakhanya | 88 | 103 | / |
| Wankonya | 88 | 45 | / |
| Uankanya | 88 | 15 | / |
| Wankanja | 88 | 7 | / |
| Wachinkanya | 84 | 32 | / |
| Wongkanya | 82 | 1,529 | / |
| Wakenya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Wakonya | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wekhanya | 75 | 690 | / |
| Wakhonya | 75 | 303 | / |
| Bonkanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bankania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongkanha | 71 | 861 | / |
| Boonkanya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vongkanya | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wakonyo | 67 | 1,840 | / |
| Bonkonya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wankonha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vongkanha | 59 | 7 | / |
| Vongkangna | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bonkonyo | 50 | 27 | / |
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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 Wankanya
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