Wanyema Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Wanyema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wanyema (32) may also be a first name.
Wanyema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyema is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanyema is the 1,276,805th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Wanyema is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyema live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Apart from The DR Congo Wanyema is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjema | 86 | 1,082 | / |
| Wonyema | 86 | 442 | / |
| Wanyima | 86 | 53 | / |
| Wangema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Banyema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanyemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyjma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanjemah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Banyemaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ayiema | 77 | 166 | / |
| Aiyema | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aayema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yema | 73 | 8,123 | / |
| Bonyema | 71 | 111 | / |
| Wonyima | 71 | 83 | / |
| Haayema | 71 | 83 | / |
| Banyima | 71 | 22 | / |
| Baniema | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wanjima | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wanjemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonjema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waniemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yemma | 67 | 485 | / |
| Jayma | 67 | 468 | / |
| Yemga | 67 | 195 | / |
| Yemau | 67 | 100 | / |
| Yemha | 67 | 83 | / |
| Yemah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Yesma | 67 | 61 | / |
| Yiema | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yayma | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yemai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyema | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yemap | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yemoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yemat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eaema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yetma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yemas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yemad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wougnema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehma | 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 Wanyema
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