Wanyeze Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Wanyeze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 543 | 1:71,896 | 7,927 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wanyeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyeze is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyeze? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 577,768th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyeze are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 71,896. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bulambuli District, where 31 percent reside, Sironko District, where 20 percent reside and Mbale District, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyetze | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wanyieze | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanyezei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanyezea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanyese | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wanyezi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wanyeza | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wanueze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanieze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyetse | 80 | 545 | / |
| Wenyezeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanaze | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wanyesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanejje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banyese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanyesa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanyeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waneice | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baneyze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanhuyze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baaneyze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneagea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagneche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyetsa | 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 Wanyeze
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