Wanyeri Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wanyeri Last Name Facts

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

Wanyeri is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyeri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Wanyeri live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Laikipia County, where 69 percent are found, Embu County, where 8 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wanyeri occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Wanyeri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wanyeri last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjeri865,360/
Wanyiri862,239/
Wanyera861,134/
Wanheri869/
Wanyere863/
Wanyiera803/
Wanjeeri801/
Wan'geri801/
Wagnerei801/
Wangeriy801/
Hwanyere801/
Ayyeri7736/
Ayieri772/
Yeri735,314/
Vanjeri71557/
Wanjera71377/
Wanjiri71201/
Banyere71188/
Wanjere7184/
Wanyira7147/
Vangeri7126/
Wonyera7111/
Hayyeri719/
Vagneri715/
Vanheri714/
Banjeri714/
Wanhere712/
Banieri712/
Banyiri712/
Wagnere712/
Wanyire711/
Vanyera711/
Bonyeri711/
Yetri671,225/
Yerri67323/
Yeriş67277/
Vangieri67230/
Yerio67221/
Yeriy67163/
Vainieri67123/
Yehri6761/
Yeriz6758/
Yesri6753/
Yeris6741/
Vanieris6737/
Hwanyira6736/
Wagniere6735/
Jayri6732/
Yerid6727/
Yergi6716/
Wagneryd6716/
Yerei6715/
Yieri6710/
Yerii679/
Yerit679/
Yerai679/
Yerip677/
Hyeri677/
Yeroi674/
Yerie674/
Yoeri673/
Yerzi673/
Yerui673/
Wagnered672/
Jyeri671/
Banyerhe671/
Wange're671/
Hwanyire671/
Eaeri671/
Vannieri671/
Yayri671/
Yeyri671/
Whanjera671/
Vanierio671/
Wagnerer670/
Yerih670/

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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 Wanyeri
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