Wanzila Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanzila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanzila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7431:62,1536,053
Uganda2521:154,91813,596
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanzila (239) may also be a first name.

Wanzila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanzila is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 340,606th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,753,981 people. The surname Wanzila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanzila reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 239 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 62,153. In Kenya Wanzila is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 38 percent reside, Makueni County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Wanzila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wanzila last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Wanzila
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