Wanyere Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wanyere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wanyere (12) may also be a first name.
Wanyere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyere occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanyere.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanyere is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyere live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanyere is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Wanyere is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bulambuli District, where 50 percent reside and Mbale District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Wanyere
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