Wanyembe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wanyembe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Wanyembe Last Name Facts

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

Wanyembe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanyembe is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Wanyembe is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Wanyembe exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyemba88290/
Wanyembi88142/
Waniembe8834/
Wagneyambe781/
Wanyimbi7578/
Banyimbe7534/
Wanjemba752/
Banayambe711/
Waniimba631/
Wonyenweh591/
Veenyimbe591/
Wonjimba502/
Banoumbi501/
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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 Wanyembe
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