Wanyoni Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanyoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Wanyoni Last Name Facts

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

Wanyoni is most common in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyoni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wanyoni are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Wanyoni is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 67 percent live, Bungoma County, where 17 percent live and Makueni County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Wanyoni exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Wanyoni Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyonyi9396,454/
Wanyoyni931/
Wannyonyi882/
Wanyona86297/
Wanyony86137/
Wanynyi8676/
Wanjoni8622/
Banyoni868/
Wanyani862/
Wonyonyi808/
Wanyanyi802/
Wanyonyo802/
Banyonyi802/
Wanjonyi802/
Hwanyani801/
Wanhyani801/
Wanyanit801/
Wenyonyi801/
Wanini771,083/
Waneni775/
Wanyna772/
Wanyne772/
Wanyannis750/
Wanyana719,477/
Vagnoni713,778/
Wanyane71337/
Banyani71242/
Vanhoni71173/
Wagnone7140/
Banioni7135/
Wanjani7129/
Wangeni7124/
Banyone7110/
Waniani711/
Wanhony711/
Vannyni711/
Wanjona711/
Banyony711/
Waneyna711/
Wannine711/
Waninis711/
Banoini711/
Waninai711/
Vanjoni710/
Wangenyi6780/
Wanyanna6719/
Wanninge6715/
Baanyone6714/
Wanyaana6711/
Waingeni676/
Wanenich675/
Wanginyi675/
Wainaini675/
Wagnoner674/
Wahaneni674/
Waanyana671/
Ványonyi671/
Wanyanee671/
Waynayna671/
Banyanyi671/
Vangnoni671/
Wanisnei671/
Vanyanyi671/
Waunyana671/

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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 Wanyoni
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