Wanyala Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2161:180,73715,048
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Wanyala Last Name Facts

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

Wanyala occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanyala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 980,795th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Wanyala is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wanyala are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Wanyala is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 180,737. In Uganda Wanyala is most numerous in: Mayuge District, where 24 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 17 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Wanyala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanyala surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyaala936/
Wanyalia931/
Wanyaoula881/
Wanjala86136,082/
Waniala861,563/
Wanhala86166/
Banyala86147/
Wanyale86106/
Wonyala8631/
Vanyala8617/
Wanyola8613/
Wanjalah8069/
Vanjyala8012/
Wanjalla806/
Wanyaale803/
Wanjjala803/
Wanialla801/
Vanyalap801/
Vanyhala801/
Wannjala801/
Waneaala801/
Wanjalaa801/
Waanjala801/
Ayyala771,410/
Aiyala77259/
Aayala7717/
Ayiala774/
Ayjala772/
Wonyohala751/
Wanjallah751/
Wanjalaaa751/
Yala7327,188/
Woniala716,585/
Vanhala711,891/
Waniale71669/
Vanjala71515/
Wanjale71459/
Banyale7199/
Haiyala7193/
Ayyayla7168/
Banyola7164/
Waniali7153/
Baniala7129/
Vaniala7119/
Gaiyala7115/
Banjala7112/
Ayyalah719/
Ayealla717/
Gaayala716/
Wanjali716/
Aayyala715/
Bonyala715/
Hayyala714/
Banyali714/
Gayyala713/
Ayyalap713/
Ayyalla713/
Wonyale713/
Wanyolo713/
Gajyala712/
Wamjala712/
Aiyalla711/
Wanhola711/
Vaneala711/
Vanyali711/
Wonjala711/
Waniola711/
Wanjalo711/
Yalla6728,410/
Yayla6725,498/
Ayola677,229/
Yalga673,944/
Yalap671,827/
Yalaz671,722/
Yatla671,376/
Yahla671,359/
Jaala671,267/
Yaala67720/
Jyala67459/
Yalah67400/
Yalya67252/
Yalay67192/
Wongnala67164/
Yoala67107/
Yalia67106/
Yalaş6792/
Jayla6754/
Yalaj6753/
Vanyolai6749/
Yalas6745/
Yalai6741/
Yalea6735/
Yalau6735/
Yalad6733/
Yasla6720/
Yalaç6718/
Yalat6717/
Yalaa6717/
Wainiola6710/
Vainiala6710/
Yiala677/
Wanealoh676/
Gaayaala675/
Yajla675/
Ayyalaha674/
Banjalla673/
Hyala673/
Yalha673/
Eaala673/
Ayyalaya672/
Yaloa672/
Vanijala671/
Iaala671/
Wainiale671/
Woinyale671/
Banyaleh671/
Iayla671/
Yhala671/

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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 Wanyala
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