Wanyeze Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5431:71,8967,927
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wanyeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanyeze is most common in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wanyeze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyeze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 577,768th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. Wanyeze is predominantly 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 prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 71,896. In Uganda it is most common in: Bulambuli District, where 31 percent live, Sironko District, where 20 percent live and Mbale District, where 18 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyetze932/
Wanyieze931/
Wanyezei931/
Wanyezea931/
Wanyese8623/
Wanyezi867/
Wanyeza864/
Wanueze861/
Wanieze861/
Wanyetse80545/
Wenyezeh801/
Wanaze777/
Wanyesi716/
Wanejje713/
Banyese713/
Wanyesa712/
Wanyeji711/
Waneice711/
Wanjeje711/
Baneyze711/
Wanjeza711/
Wanjese711/
Vanhuyze673/
Baaneyze671/
Waneagea671/
Wagneche671/
Wanyishe671/
Wanyetsa671/

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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
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  • 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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