Wanyika Surname
Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname
Wanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 992 | 1:46,552 | 4,802 |
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanyika (320) may also be a first name.
Wanyika Demographics
Wanyika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyika is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyika? popularity and diffusion
Wanyika is the 330,832nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanyika live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 490,671st most common first name on earth, borne by 320 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 992 people, or 1 in 46,552. In Kenya Wanyika is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 29 percent live, Nyeri County, where 14 percent live and Kajiado County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Wanyika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wanyika last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanyika | 86 | 120 | / |
| Wanjika | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wanyike | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanyiko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wonyika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoike | 80 | 20,227 | / |
| Bainyika | 80 | 62 | / |
| Vanyiska | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wanyioke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wanyoiki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayieka | 77 | 13 | / |
| Aayika | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wainyoike | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wanyoieke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeki | 71 | 2,964 | / |
| Wanjiko | 71 | 870 | / |
| Banieka | 71 | 233 | / |
| Vanieka | 71 | 55 | / |
| Banyeka | 71 | 48 | / |
| Wanyeko | 71 | 44 | / |
| Wangeka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Banyiki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanieki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonyeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanyeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaika | 67 | 961 | / |
| Yieka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yiika | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yoika | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waniheki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baniecka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boonyika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waniecki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eaika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eayka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yayka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yikah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jayka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wonyikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyekoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjikuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoike | 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 Wanyika
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