Wanyato Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wanyato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanyato Last Name Facts

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

Wanyato occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wanyato click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanyato live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 242,851. In Tanzania Wanyato is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Wanyato is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyoto86262/
Wanyata8649/
Wanjato865/
Vanyato862/
Banyato861/
Wonyato861/
Wanyatha8099/
Hwanyata8031/
Banyattou752/
Wonyoto7181/
Vagnato7153/
Waniata7124/
Wanyota714/
Banyata711/
Vanjato711/
Vaneato710/
Wanyotha6740/
Wonyotot6735/
Boonyato671/
Wanyotta671/
Baniatou671/
Waniatta670/

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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 Wanyato
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