Wanyira Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Wanyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Wanyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanyira is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanyira is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Wanyira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyira are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Wanyira is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 51 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Luweero District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Wanyira exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwanyira | 93 | 36 | / |
| Wanyiera | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wanjira | 86 | 18,105 | / |
| Wanyiri | 86 | 2,239 | / |
| Wanyera | 86 | 1,134 | / |
| Banyira | 86 | 654 | / |
| Wenyira | 86 | 64 | / |
| Wanhira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wonyira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanjirah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wanyerah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwanyire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainhaira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjiro | 71 | 1,641 | / |
| Wanjera | 71 | 377 | / |
| Wanjiri | 71 | 201 | / |
| Wanhire | 71 | 62 | / |
| Wanyeri | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wonyera | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wanjire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banjira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanyere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banyera | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banyiri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baniera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanjiry | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanjira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banyire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaniera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenjira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanyera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagnière | 67 | 102 | / |
| Wagniere | 67 | 35 | / |
| Banihira | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wanihire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banjiraj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banyerha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwanyere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banijira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannjira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjjiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwenyera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinhira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whanjera | 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 Wanyira
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