Wanyana Surname

53,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,3731:4,165744
Thailand811:872,078137,928
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wanyana (13) may also be a first name.

Wanyana Last Name Facts

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

Wanyana is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,815th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 768,972 people. Wanyana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanyana are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname Wanyana is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,373 people, or 1 in 4,165. In Uganda Wanyana is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 23 percent are found, Kampala District, where 14 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Uganda Wanyana is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wanyana Last Name Statistics demography

Wanyana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyanna9319/
Wanyaana9311/
Wanyanah932/
Waunyana931/
Waanyana931/
Wganyana931/
Wannyanna881/
Wanyangah881/
Wanyane86337/
Wanyona86297/
Banyana86223/
Wanjana8641/
Wanhana8627/
Wonyana8620/
Waniana865/
Wagnana864/
Vanyana863/
Wanyani862/
Wanyano861/
Wangiana8041/
Wanhanha805/
Woinyana803/
Wanyanyi802/
Wainiana802/
Hwanyani801/
Wanjanna801/
Vanyanna801/
Wonyanga801/
Wanyanee801/
Whanhana801/
Wanhyani801/
Wanyanit801/
Aiyana7798/
Ayyana7733/
Ayiana777/
Aayana772/
Banyahana7558/
Wanehanga751/
Wanyannis750/
Yana7386,056/
Ayyanna711,428/
Wagnane71469/
Banyane71415/
Banjana71364/
Waniane71296/
Banyani71242/
Woniana71188/
Wanyony71137/
Aiyanna7195/
Wonyano7155/
Wanjani7129/
Haiyana7124/
Bonyana7120/
Wanjane7113/
Wanyoni7111/
Aiyanah7110/
Vanjana7110/
Aayanna719/
Wanyono718/
Ayyanga716/
Aiyanga715/
Ayyanad714/
Ayyaana714/
Aiyaana713/
Gaiyana712/
Baniana711/
Ayyamna711/
Vaniana711/
Vaneana711/
Hayyana711/
Waniani711/
Ajyanga711/
Aayanga711/
Ayyanaa711/
Ayyanat711/
Wanhane711/
Banyano711/
Wanjona711/
Vanyane711/
Vanyano711/
Wanyonyi6796,454/
Yanai6727,840/
Yanga6726,240/
Yanah677,057/
Janna674,565/
Jaana672,622/
Yanna672,619/
Yanay672,428/
Ianna671,856/
Ayona671,635/
Yatna671,202/
Yanas67891/
Yanaz67827/
Yanat67747/
Yoana67684/
Yamna67679/
Yaina67495/
Yasna67298/
Yaana67247/
Yanaç67239/
Yanaş67177/
Yahna67130/
Yagna67102/
Yanaa67101/
Hyana6787/
Haiyanah6783/
Jayna6769/
Yanau6765/
Yanad6760/
Iaana6757/
Yanap6728/
Yanea6721/
Yanağ6721/
Jyana6720/
Yayna6716/
Yanoa6715/
Yajna6714/
Yiana6714/
Wanyonga6710/
Yhana679/
Wonyango679/
Yanaj677/
Yanaï676/
Banjanna674/
Haiyanga674/
Wagniane673/
Eanna672/
Wanyonyo672/
Baanyane672/
Banjanay671/
Vanyanyi671/
Iayna671/
Wangnano671/
Bainjana671/
Banjiana671/
Banyanou671/
Wanjonah671/
Wanyoyni671/
Banyanyi671/
Wanhanoh671/
Wagneano671/

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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 Wanyana
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