Wanyama Surname
Approximately 65,652 people bear this surname
Wanyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 48,534 | 1:951 | 148 |
| Uganda | 16,616 | 1:2,349 | 377 |
| Tanzania | 316 | 1:167,537 | 14,797 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Wanyama (11,071) may also be a first name.
Wanyama Demographics
Average Wanyama Salary in
United States
$58,994 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wanyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanyama is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,652nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 111,003 people. The surname Wanyama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyama are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 57,221st most widespread forename at a global level, held by 11,071 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 48,534 people, or 1 in 951. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 45 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 13 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Wanyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Wanyama are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Wanyama earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.72% more than the national average, earning $58,994 USD per year.
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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 Wanyama
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