Wankwaya Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Wankwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakwaya | 93 | 1,646 | / |
| Bankwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wankwa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Wakweya | 80 | 1,779 | / |
| Wakwoya | 80 | 1,774 | / |
| Wakwayo | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wakwiya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wakwaye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wangkwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wakwayu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wainkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wakwaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wankwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangwiya | 75 | 95 | / |
| Bangwaya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wakwoyaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangwa | 71 | 971 | / |
| Wankwe | 71 | 212 | / |
| Wankwi | 71 | 94 | / |
| Wagway | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hwangwa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Backway | 67 | 142 | / |
| Wankuea | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wangkwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wangwai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wankwie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wanguay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wakwauh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakwayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vagwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakueya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankuay | 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 Wankwaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis