Wanyando Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wanyando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyando is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyando? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyando are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Wanyando is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya Wanyando is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 94 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Wanyando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wanyando surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyanda88146/
Wanyondo885/
Yando775,614/
Wanjanda752/
Bonyando751/
Wanhanda751/
Yandoh71411/
Yandou71287/
Ayondo71177/
Yanduo71125/
Yandoi7112/
Jyando7111/
Yandop7111/
Yandos7110/
Yandho719/
Yandot717/
Yandoz715/
Yaando715/
Yandoo714/
Yhando714/
Yandoa713/
Yandgo711/
Wonjandou711/
Janndo711/
Yandod711/
Yasindo6762/
Jahando6734/
Yamndou678/
Yasendo674/
Aayanda671/
Yaoundo671/
Hayondo671/
Yandous671/
Yohando671/
Ajiando671/
Ayianda671/
Aiyanda671/
Yihando671/
Yanndou671/

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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 Wanyando
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