Wanyo Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Thailand811:872,078137,928
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wanyo (57) may also be a first name.

Wanyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 737,137th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name Wanyo is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Wanyo are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya Wanyo is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 75 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 24 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Thailand, where 21 percent live.

Wanyo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanyo last name are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Wanyo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyou911,134/
Wainyo915/
Wanhyo914/
Whanyo913/
Wanyod912/
Wahnyo912/
Wanyoa911/
Wanyoy911/
Wanyoyi8358/
Watnyoh832/
Wanyoho831/
Wanyosh831/
Banyo801,467/
Wanya801,224/
Vanyo80822/
Wonyo80567/
Wanio80418/
Wanjo80225/
Wagno8017/
Waneo8017/
Wanho805/
Wangno731,007/
Wainio73639/
Wanhou73145/
Wonyou7393/
Waineo7387/
Wuanya7358/
Wanjoh7350/
Hwanya7344/
Wagnou7343/
Wagnoo7342/
Banyoh7329/
Wanyat7328/
Waniho7321/
Wanhoo7320/
Hwanio7314/
Whanya7314/
Watnio7313/
Wanijo7312/
Wanyas7312/
Woinyo7311/
Wagnio7310/
Wanjio737/
Wainya734/
Wannio734/
Wanjou733/
Waneho733/
Wanjoi733/
Wanyah733/
Wanjod732/
Waunya732/
Wonyoh732/
Wounyo732/
Wanjoo731/
Wanjoy731/
Wanyad731/
Wainjo731/
Whanio731/
Vwanya731/
Waneao731/
Wanjya731/
Wanjho731/
Wanhya731/
Vanyos731/
Hwanho731/
Waniop731/
Wagnoi731/
Wanioh731/
Wwanya731/
Wainnyo'o711/
Aiyo671,264/
Wangnoo67359/
Wangnoi67240/
Ayio67187/
Aayo6781/
Wangneo6736/
Ayyo6730/
Vhannyo6711/
Ajyo679/
Wanyash673/
Wanyaha673/
Wangnou673/
Ayjo672/
Wainjuo672/
Wanaiya672/
Watgnoi671/
Wangnio671/
Wanjoha671/
Wanoiya671/
Wahanya671/
Waniohd671/
Wainhou671/
Wainjou671/
Wangioh671/
Wangnoy671/
Wanégou671/
Wainyae671/
Wagnost670/

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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 Wanyo
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