Wanyamu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Wanyamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
Wanyamu (10) may also be a first name.
Wanyamu Demographics
Wanyamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyamu occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanyamu is the 2,220,661st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyamu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanyamu is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya Wanyamu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 97 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent reside and Muranga County, where 1 percent reside.
Wanyamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayiamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayyamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangnamou | 75 | 1,442 | / |
| Yamu | 73 | 2,064 | / |
| Ayyamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamou | 67 | 877 | / |
| Yamut | 67 | 638 | / |
| Yamuç | 67 | 352 | / |
| Yamau | 67 | 99 | / |
| Yamus | 67 | 95 | / |
| Yamud | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yammu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jaamu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yamui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yaamu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yamup | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yamgu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayomu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yamuz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yatmu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yasmu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahmu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaymu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banehamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyamup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baniamou | 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 Wanyamu
- 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