Wanyoko Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanyoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanyoko is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanyoko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyoko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Wanyoko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyoko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wanyoko is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Wanyoko is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 32 percent are found and Muranga County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya Wanyoko exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Wanyoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanyoko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyoka8691/
Wanyako864/
Ayoko832,655/
Wanyakoy8021/
Wanyukoh801/
Wanyooka801/
Hayoko77713/
Aiyoko77127/
Ayokou77123/
Ayokoi771/
Ayocko771/
Yoko737,655/
Wanyaka71226/
Wanyuka71108/
Wanioka715/
Banyoco714/
Vanioko714/
Wanjoka713/
Wanjuko713/
Vanyoka712/
Hayokho711/
Vanyuko711/
Yokoi6753,970/
Yokoo6724,096/
Oyoko672,013/
Ayoka671,986/
Ajoko671,896/
Yokou67611/
Eyoko67607/
Wanyakha67289/
Youko67282/
Yokoy6783/
Yodko6769/
Yooko6738/
Ayoco6737/
Yokoh6735/
Yokho6732/
Yocko6731/
Yokoa6720/
Aioko6720/
Yokko6719/
Wonyakot674/
Baniokou673/
Yokgo673/
Yioko672/
Wanyaaka672/
Wagnakou671/
Woynioko671/
Uyoko671/
Yoako671/
Yohko671/
Bainjoko671/
Yokuo671/
Yokoï671/
Waanyaka671/
Wanyakka671/
Wanyahka671/

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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 Wanyoko
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