Wanywa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wanywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wanywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanywa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanywa? popularity and diffusion
Wanywa is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Wanywa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanywa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 37 percent live, Butaleja District, where 18 percent live and Kibuku District, where 18 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangaywa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Waniwa | 83 | 1,540 | / |
| Wanewa | 83 | 61 | / |
| Wanuwa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Wanhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aywa | 80 | 735 | / |
| Wangiwa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wanaiwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waniway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanniwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haywa | 73 | 165 | / |
| Ahywa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Aywua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aywah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwaya | 67 | 250 | / |
| Giwaya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ywa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gaywai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hayway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Haywas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waneva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iwaaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bonywa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanewe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uwaowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanjua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanhua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanuwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaywah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaywea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haywau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waniwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanichwat | 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 Wanywa
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