Wanyela Surname
Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname
Wanyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 942 | 1:41,443 | 5,245 |
| Kenya | 236 | 1:195,678 | 14,391 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Wanyela (10) may also be a first name.
Wanyela Demographics
Wanyela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanyela is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 317,700th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. Wanyela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanyela is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 942 people, or 1 in 41,443. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 35 percent are found, Bududa District, where 29 percent are found and Mbale District, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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 surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyelah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanyellah | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wanhela | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wonyela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wanjela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wanyele | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wanyila | 86 | 3 | / |
| Banyela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanyelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagnela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanhella | 80 | 58 | / |
| Vanyella | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangiela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayiela | 77 | 206 | / |
| Aiyela | 77 | 196 | / |
| Ayyela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wangelaha | 75 | 64 | / |
| Yela | 73 | 15,947 | / |
| Banyele | 71 | 361 | / |
| Vanhela | 71 | 124 | / |
| Vangela | 71 | 107 | / |
| Baniela | 71 | 65 | / |
| Wanjila | 71 | 23 | / |
| Banyila | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bonyela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Banjela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vanjela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ayiella | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanyele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aiyeloa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wongela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangayyele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aayeela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonyila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banyeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yayla | 67 | 25,498 | / |
| Yella | 67 | 5,539 | / |
| Hyela | 67 | 230 | / |
| Yetla | 67 | 163 | / |
| Yoela | 67 | 148 | / |
| Yelia | 67 | 145 | / |
| Yelai | 67 | 107 | / |
| Yesla | 67 | 87 | / |
| Yelas | 67 | 74 | / |
| Yelah | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jayla | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yelaj | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yelga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yelay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yehla | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yelau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vangelia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yelaâ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baniella | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yelya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aaela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yelap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vangella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banyheli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaniella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanjeela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanyelly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyelaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanyelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagnelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanielis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinyele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjilah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangiila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iayla | 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 Wanyela
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