Wanyinya Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Wanyinya Last Name Facts

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

Wanyinya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanyinya.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyinya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyinya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya Wanyinya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyenya885,485/
Banyinya882/
Wanyennya822/
Wanyeynya821/
Waanyenya821/
Ayienya802/
Wonyenya75170/
Bonyinya7527/
Wanyenye7520/
Banjinya755/
Wangenya752/
Wanyenja751/
Jainya7122/
Yienya715/
Wahanyenye671/

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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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  • 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 Wanyinya
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