Wanyanya Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Wanyanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 229 | 1:67,416 | 10,100 |
| Kenya | 163 | 1:283,312 | 18,418 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wanyanya (32) may also be a first name.
Wanyanya Demographics
Wanyanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyanya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanyanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyanya? popularity and diffusion
Wanyanya is the 691,116th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanyanya are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Zimbabwe Wanyanya is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 49 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Wanyanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wanyanya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwanyanya | 94 | 154 | / |
| Whanyanya | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wanyamnya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanja | 88 | 89 | / |
| Wonyanya | 88 | 41 | / |
| Wanyonya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Wanyanye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Banyanya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Yanya | 77 | 1,535 | / |
| Wanhanha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Banyonya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wanyonyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banyanye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waniania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonyanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyonyj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yanyha | 71 | 63 | / |
| Yanyua | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiyanyo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Yanjaya | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Wanyanya
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