Wanyasi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanyasi Last Name Facts

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

Wanyasi is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyasi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wanyasi is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wanyasi are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wanyasi is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Wanyasi is mostly found in: Kayunga District, where 50 percent reside and Serere District, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Wanyasi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyatshi881/
Wanyasa86132/
Waneasi8684/
Banyasi864/
Wanjasi861/
Banyassi802/
Wangiasi801/
Ayiasi7770/
Ayyasi7721/
Aiyasi7717/
Wangiasih7555/
Wasniasih7532/
Bahanyasi751/
Yasi733,426/
Baniasi7156/
Banyase7155/
Aiyashi7110/
Ayyashi719/
Banyazi712/
Wanyaze712/
Bonyasi711/
Wanyosa711/
Ayiashi711/
Bahanyassi711/
Ahayasi711/
Wanjasa711/
Vanyase711/
Yasui6761,073/
Yassi676,244/
Yasai671,896/
Yasit671,741/
Yasis671,623/
Yasid671,614/
Yasih67998/
Yashi67940/
Yiasi67390/
Ayosi67265/
Yasip67252/
Yasei67241/
Yasie67186/
Jaasi6775/
Yatsi6763/
Yahsi6762/
Yasci6740/
Yasyi6732/
Wonyotsi6725/
Yoasi6722/
Yaasi6718/
Yasii6717/
Yasoi6712/
Haiyashi6712/
Hyasi677/
Wagnossi675/
Gayyasai672/
Ayyasshi672/
Wongnasi671/
Waniassa671/
Yaxsi671/
Bonyashi671/
Ayiatshi671/
Wanjachi671/
Wanjosie671/
Vanyashe671/
Yasiz671/
Bonyasai671/
Iaasi671/
Jyasi671/
Ahayashi671/
Yazsi671/
Vanjashi671/

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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
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  • 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 Wanyasi
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