Wanyah Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wanyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanyah (9) may also be a first name.

Wanyah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanyah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanyah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanyah.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanyah are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Wanyah is also the 3,941,740th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

Wanyah is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyash923/
Wanyaha923/
Wanya911,224/
Wanjah83218/
Banyah83207/
Wuanya8358/
Waniah8357/
Hwanya8344/
Wanyat8328/
Wanyai8325/
Whanya8314/
Wanyas8312/
Wainya834/
Vanyah832/
Wenyah832/
Waunya832/
Wwanya831/
Wanhya831/
Wanjya831/
Vwanya831/
Wanyad831/
Wanyoa831/
Wanyahaya801/
Wangiah7724/
Wenyaha7722/
Waehnya7716/
Whenyah778/
Wanyayi777/
Wainiah774/
Wanjahe774/
Wangnah774/
Wenyaah773/
Watnyoh772/
Wanjiah772/
Wanaiya772/
Wanniah771/
Wannyay771/
Wanyosh771/
Wanoiya771/
Wahanya771/
Wainyae771/
Wanyoho771/
Bainyah771/
Wanja7349,256/
Banya7316,795/
Vanya732,197/
Wania732,192/
Wagna731,825/
Wonya73681/
Wanyo73392/
Wenya73244/
Wanha7378/
Uanya736/
Wanho735/
Wangaaya711/
Wanjau679,986/
Bannya671,404/
Wanyou671,134/
Wanjai67718/
Wanjia67285/
Wangna67265/
Wonjah67238/
Wenyaa67172/
Vanjah67153/
Wanhou67145/
Baunya67133/
Banyea67131/
Banyay67124/
Vwonya67109/
Hwenya6774/
Waigna6774/
Bonyah6766/
Bainya6763/
Wanjoh6750/
Vannya6731/
Venyah6730/
Banyoh6729/
Vanyay6727/
Wanhay6723/
Waniho6721/
Wanhoo6720/
Waniha6718/
Watnia6717/
Vaanya6714/
Wanhai6712/
Wanjea679/
Woniah678/
Wwanja678/
Wagnia678/
Huanya677/
Wannia677/
Wannha677/
Vaniah676/
Wainyo675/
Wagnay675/
Baanya674/
Wanhyo674/
Wanjaa674/
Vanyat674/
Vamnya673/
Wagney673/
Whanja673/
Whanyo673/
Wanjja673/
Waneho673/
Vanyae672/
Vanhya672/
Vanjya672/
Banhya672/
Waniad672/
Wanjay672/
Vhanya672/
Wonyoh672/
Wahnyo672/
Wanhia672/
Wanyod672/
Hwanho671/
Wenjah671/
Beanya671/
Uanhah671/
Wanioh671/
Wenyha671/
Waunja671/
Weunya671/
Wanjho671/
Waneao671/
Waneha671/
Vuanya671/
Wainia671/
Wainja671/
Hwanja671/
Banyaa671/
Wanhau671/
Waniae671/
Wanyoy671/
Wanjoy671/
Wuenya671/
Banyha671/
Vanyea670/

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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 Wanyah
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