Wanyela Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9421:41,4435,245
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wanyela (10) may also be a first name.

Wanyela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyela has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wanyela.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyela? popularity and diffusion

Wanyela is the 317,700th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanyela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Wanyela is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 942 people, or 1 in 41,443. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 35 percent are found, Bududa District, where 29 percent are found and Mbale District, where 26 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

Wanyela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanyela surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyelah931/
Wanyellah884/
Wanhela8610/
Wonyela866/
Wanjela866/
Wanyele864/
Wanyila863/
Banyela862/
Wanyelo861/
Wagnela861/
Wanhella8058/
Vanyella801/
Wangiela801/
Ayiela77206/
Aiyela77196/
Ayyela773/
Wangelaha7564/
Yela7315,947/
Banyele71361/
Vanhela71124/
Vangela71107/
Baniela7165/
Wanjila7123/
Banyila7110/
Bonyela7110/
Banjela716/
Vanjela715/
Ayiella714/
Vanyele713/
Aiyeloa713/
Wongela712/
Wangayyele711/
Aayeela711/
Wonyila711/
Wanjele711/
Banyeli711/
Yayla6725,498/
Yella675,539/
Hyela67230/
Yetla67163/
Yoela67148/
Yelia67145/
Yelai67107/
Yesla6787/
Yelas6774/
Yelah6764/
Jayla6754/
Yelaj6740/
Yelga6717/
Yelay6714/
Yehla6712/
Yelau678/
Yiela674/
Vangelia674/
Yelaâ674/
Baniella674/
Yelya674/
Aaela673/
Yelap672/
Yelat672/
Yelea672/
Vangella671/
Eayla671/
Banyheli671/
Yelad671/
Yeyla671/
Vaniella671/
Vanjeela671/
Vanyelly671/
Aiyelaja671/
Vanyelle671/
Wagnelle671/
Wanielis671/
Woinyele671/
Yelha671/
Yeloa671/
Wanjilah671/
Wangiila671/
Iayla671/

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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 Wanyela
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