Wanza Surname
Approximately 14,670 people bear this surname
Wanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12,662 | 1:3,647 | 549 |
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| South Africa | 551 | 1:98,326 | 11,947 |
| United States | 228 | 1:1,589,732 | 106,920 |
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wanza (4,966) may also be a first name.
Wanza Demographics
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Wanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanza is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanza is the 35,984th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 496,765 people. The surname Wanza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanza are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,635th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 4,966 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 12,662 people, or 1 in 3,647. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 34 percent are found, Makueni County, where 19 percent are found and Kitui County, where 14 percent are found. Beside Kenya Wanza exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Wanza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wanza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanza last name rose 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wanza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wanza surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wanza last name are 24.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wanza earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.79% less than the national average, earning R 150,204 per year and in United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,714 USD per year.
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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 Wanza
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