Wanyony Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Wanyony Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanyony Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyony Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyony is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyony? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanyony is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyony reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wanyony is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Wanyony is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 98 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyonyi | 93 | 96,454 | / |
| Wanyonyo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wannyonyi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wanyona | 86 | 297 | / |
| Wanynyi | 86 | 76 | / |
| Wanyoni | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wanhony | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banyony | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wonyonyi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wanjonyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanyanyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Banyonyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wenyonyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoyni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banyny | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waniny | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanyna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanyne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waneny | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanyana | 71 | 9,477 | / |
| Wanyane | 71 | 337 | / |
| Wagnone | 71 | 40 | / |
| Wanjoni | 71 | 22 | / |
| Banyone | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bahnyny | 71 | 9 | / |
| Banyoni | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wanyani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanjona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waneyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangenyi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wanyanna | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baanyone | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wanyaana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wanginyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wagnoner | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanhoney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waanyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ványonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waynayna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banyanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanhyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanyanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waunyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwanyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanit | 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 Wanyony
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