Wanyila Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanyila (5) may also be a first name.

Wanyila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyila occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wanyila.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanyila is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyila live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 5 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Other than The DR Congo Wanyila occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyela861,179/
Wanjila8623/
Banyila8610/
Wonyila861/
Wanjilah801/
Wangiila801/
Wangiela801/
Wanyelah801/
Ayiela77206/
Aayila7714/
Wanyellah754/
Banjila71158/
Baniela7165/
Vanjila7153/
Banyili7114/
Wanhela7110/
Aayilla718/
Wonyela716/
Wanjela716/
Banyile714/
Wanyele714/
Ayiella714/
Wanjilo712/
Banyela712/
Wagnela711/
Wanyelo711/
Banyilo711/
Wanjili711/
Yayla6725,498/
Yoila671,475/
Jaila671,020/
Wanhella6758/
Jayla6754/
Yilah6722/
Yiila679/
Yiela674/
Baniella674/
Eaila673/
Wanielis671/
Iayla671/
Hyila671/
Vanyella671/
Wanjiler671/
Vaniella671/
Eayla671/
Wanjilis671/

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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 Wanyila
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