Wemanya Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wemanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wemanya Last Name Facts

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

Wemanya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wemanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemanya? popularity and diffusion

Wemanya is the 1,504,764th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wemanya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya Wemanya is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Wemanya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemanya86483/
Womanya862/
Beemanya8013/
Beamanya801/
Waamanya801/
Wimanjaya753/
Bimanya71617/
Bemania711/
Behmania672/
Baimanya671/
Wamanje5762/
Wamanji5734/
Bimanja5727/
Wamonyo572/
Bimanye571/
Wamonye571/
Bimania571/
Wamanjo571/
Beimonyo5310/
Vimainia533/
Wimanjee531/
Bemanieh531/
Wemougne531/

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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 Wemanya
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