Wanyara Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wanyara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Wanyara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyara occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanyara is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Wanyara occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyara are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 98 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Wanyara is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Wanyara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwanyara931/
Wanyaara931/
Wanyhara931/
Wanjara863,799/
Wanyare8679/
Waniara8626/
Wanyora8621/
Wanyari864/
Wonyara862/
Banyara862/
Wanhara861/
Wangnara8091/
Wainyari8011/
Wanihara808/
Wanjarah807/
Wanjjara801/
Wonyarat801/
Banyaara801/
Aiyara77344/
Ayyara775/
Ayiara774/
Ajyara772/
Ayjara771/
Wainhaira751/
Yara7371,335/
Banjara7113,453/
Wanjari712,825/
Vanjara711,548/
Wanyoro71736/
Wanjare71587/
Wanjora71172/
Baniara7142/
Wongaiyara7142/
Vanhara7139/
Banyari7115/
Aiyaras7112/
Banyare718/
Ayyarah717/
Aiyarah717/
Aiyarat717/
Wanhari715/
Woniara715/
Aiyarai714/
Aiyarap714/
Wagnare713/
Banyary713/
Wanyori713/
Wanjary712/
Gaiyara712/
Aaiyara712/
Ayyaraj711/
Ayyarap711/
Waniari711/
Gaayara711/
Aiyarad711/
Aayaras711/
Banyora711/
Wonyare711/
Yarga6727,434/
Yarra6723,949/
Ayora676,201/
Beanjara675,434/
Jaara674,112/
Yatra672,864/
Yaraş672,566/
Yarza672,155/
Yaray672,046/
Yarat671,371/
Yayra671,180/
Yarah671,117/
Yaras671,005/
Wongnara67852/
Yaara67641/
Yarad67566/
Yarai67174/
Yaraç67158/
Bainjara67154/
Yasra67150/
Yaraa67133/
Yaraj67130/
Yahra6799/
Jayra6776/
Yarap6751/
Yarau6731/
Wanjaree6729/
Vanjhara6720/
Yarea6716/
Yhara6714/
Bannjara6713/
Yaraz678/
Yoara676/
Hyara676/
Yaroa676/
Weinhara675/
Yiara674/
Yarha674/
Aiyaraai674/
Hayyarah674/
Wanjjari673/
Aiyaraph673/
Vainhara672/
Wanjhare672/
Banjaray672/
Aiyarach672/
Jyara671/
Banjaara671/
Banjaraa671/
Banjarea671/
Banjarra671/
Banjhara671/
Banjjara671/
Wasnjari671/
Whanjari671/
Vanjarap671/
Banjaraj671/
Yajra671/
Aiyaaira671/
Aiyaraja671/
Banjarai671/
Banyaroo671/
Boonyara671/
Weanyore670/
Vanharra670/

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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 Wanyara
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