Wanyingi Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Wanyingi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 377 | 1:122,493 | 10,228 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanyingi Demographics
Wanyingi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanyingi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyingi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyingi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyingi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanyingi is the 751,291st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyingi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 122,493. In Kenya Wanyingi is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 43 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 38 percent reside and Muranga County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Wanyingi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyinga | 88 | 40 | / |
| Wanyengi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bainyingi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanyagi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wanyenga | 75 | 72 | / |
| Banyinge | 75 | 41 | / |
| Wanyenge | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wanienge | 75 | 21 | / |
| Banjingi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wanjinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yingyi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Wanyenghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uanyingye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyaga | 67 | 3,206 | / |
| Ayienga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyiengi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geningi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jainegi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aijingi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaingui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayienge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiengui | 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 Wanyingi
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