Wanyeko Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Wanyeko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wanyeko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyeko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyeko is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyeko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Wanyeko occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanyeko live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is most common in: Butaleja District, where 95 percent reside, Mbale District, where 2 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 2 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyekoy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Banyeko | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wanjeko | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wanyiko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayieko | 77 | 7,966 | / |
| Aiyeko | 77 | 33 | / |
| Yaneko | 77 | 32 | / |
| Aayeko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yeko | 73 | 14,885 | / |
| Wanyika | 71 | 1,119 | / |
| Wanjiko | 71 | 870 | / |
| Wanyaka | 71 | 226 | / |
| Banyeka | 71 | 48 | / |
| Yanecko | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bonyeko | 71 | 27 | / |
| Vahanyenko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ayiekoh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wangeka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ianecko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanyeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonyeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janko | 67 | 8,232 | / |
| Yanko | 67 | 6,647 | / |
| Yenko | 67 | 3,175 | / |
| Yekou | 67 | 352 | / |
| Ianko | 67 | 327 | / |
| Wanyakha | 67 | 289 | / |
| Jayko | 67 | 235 | / |
| Yieko | 67 | 73 | / |
| Yecko | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yekoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yekho | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yayko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yetko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yezko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoeko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iayko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanianko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonyikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeşko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoa | 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
- 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 Wanyeko
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