Wanyoik Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyoik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyoik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanyoik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanyoik is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyoik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Wanyoik is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanyoik live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wanyoik is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya Wanyoik is mostly found in: Nyandarua County, where 98 percent reside and Muranga County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyik921/
Wainyoike882/
Wanyike862/
Wanjoike801/
Waniek772,012/
Wanjik77207/
Vanyik7722/
Wanyek7710/
Waniik771/
Wanieck7112/
Watnyek713/
Vajnyik712/
Wanjiks711/
Wanjike711/
Wanjiek711/
Wanyeck711/
Wasniik711/
Waněk6716/
Vanooyik673/
Wannieck671/

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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 Wanyoik
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