Wanyuma Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanyuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanyuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wanyuma (10) may also be a first name.

Wanyuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanyuma is found most in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanyuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Wanyuma is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wanyuma live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanyuma is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 58 percent live, Butaleja District, where 37 percent live and Bugiri District, where 3 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanyuma862/
Wanjuma861/
Banyuma861/
Vanyouma805/
Vuanyuma801/
Auyuma774/
Ayyuma771/
Vaneyouma751/
Yuma7334,898/
Hayiuma71148/
Banjuma716/
Hayyuma713/
Wanyome711/
Youma677,155/
Ayoma673,650/
Yumai671,673/
Yusma671,154/
Jauma671,034/
Oyuma67184/
Yumat67166/
Yumaa67127/
Yumaç6796/
Yumma6794/
Yumah6758/
Eyuma6747/
Hyuma6730/
Yumha6726/
Yumas6724/
Yumad6721/
Vagnouma6719/
Vanyoume6712/
Yumau6711/
Banjumay6711/
Uyuma679/
Yumga678/
Yuhma677/
Vaniouma676/
Yumea674/
Yumaz674/
Banjouma672/
Yumoa671/
Yiuma671/
Yumay671/
Yujma671/

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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 Wanyuma
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