Wavinya Surname
Approximately 8,023 people bear this surname
Wavinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,023 | 1:5,756 | 797 |
Wavinya (2,286) may also be a first name.
Wavinya Demographics
Wavinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wavinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wavinya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wavinya is the 62,568th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 908,332 people. The surname Wavinya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wavinya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 155,989th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 2,286 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,023 people, or 1 in 5,756. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 39 percent reside, Machakos County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside.
Wavinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bavinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wavunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waiwinya | 80 | 37 | / |
| Wabinyay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavuunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wabenya | 71 | 349 | / |
| Bavinia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wawenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babhinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Babainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waubinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanphinyo | 63 | 72 | / |
| Wabenia | 57 | 322 | / |
| Babenya | 57 | 123 | / |
| Bawinja | 57 | 27 | / |
| Vavunia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Babinja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wawinjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Babynya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Babaynya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wonphinyo | 50 | 60 | / |
| Vahabinia | 50 | 34 | / |
| Vabeingia | 50 | 4 | / |
| Wanpeniea | 50 | 1 | / |
| Baahwinja | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vabeihnia | 50 | 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 Wavinya
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