Wayeni Surname
Approximately 734 people bear this surname
Wayeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 412 | 1:37,471 | 5,808 |
| Indonesia | 315 | 1:419,839 | 35,311 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Wayeni (35) may also be a first name.
Wayeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayeni is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wayeni is the 460,168th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The surname Wayeni is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Wayeni are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 35 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 37,471. In Zimbabwe Wayeni is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Wayeni
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