Wanyanja Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Wanyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wanyanja (82) may also be a first name.
Wanyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanyanja is most common in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyanja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanyanja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanyanja is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 82 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 582,676. In Uganda Wanyanja is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 58 percent live, Butaleja District, where 18 percent live and Mbale District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyanya | 88 | 428 | / |
| Wanyanje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hwanyanya | 82 | 154 | / |
| Whanyanya | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wanyamnya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yanja | 77 | 71 | / |
| Wanyonje | 75 | 67 | / |
| Vanhanja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wanhanha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wanyanye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Banyanya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Waniania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyonyj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yanjia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Yanjaa | 71 | 33 | / |
| Yanjai | 71 | 14 | / |
| Yanjah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Yanjay | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yanjat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yanjoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamnja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jannja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yanjau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yanijay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yanjaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wangnamjai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanijas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanjapp | 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 Wanyanja
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