Wanyeki Surname
Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname
Wanyeki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,938 | 1:15,718 | 1,876 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanyeki (775) may also be a first name.
Wanyeki Demographics
Wanyeki Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyeki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyeki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyeki is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyeki? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,064th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanyeki live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanyeki is also the 294,797th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 775 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,938 people, or 1 in 15,718. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 22 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Wanyeki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wanyeki earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanieki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waniheki | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waniecki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanyekoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoiki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeki | 77 | 380 | / |
| Yaneki | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ayieki | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasnieski | 75 | 64 | / |
| Wanyoieke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeki | 73 | 1,335 | / |
| Wanyika | 71 | 1,119 | / |
| Wanyaka | 71 | 226 | / |
| Banieki | 71 | 82 | / |
| Yanecki | 71 | 11 | / |
| Banyiki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanyike | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banjeki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanjiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonyeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaineki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janki | 67 | 26,646 | / |
| Wanyoike | 67 | 20,227 | / |
| Yanki | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Wanyakha | 67 | 289 | / |
| Yenki | 67 | 99 | / |
| Yekai | 67 | 49 | / |
| Jayki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yekhi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yekie | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yekoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yekui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ianki | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yekei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanyioke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wonieski | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yedki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banjecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banyekey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanhekhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyonka | 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
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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 Wanyeki
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