Wemanya Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Wemanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 138 | 1:334,637 | 20,269 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wemanya Demographics
Wemanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemanya | 86 | 483 | / |
| Womanya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Beemanya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Beamanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waamanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wimanjaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bimanya | 71 | 617 | / |
| Bemania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behmania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baimanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamanje | 57 | 62 | / |
| Wamanji | 57 | 34 | / |
| Bimanja | 57 | 27 | / |
| Wamonyo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bimanye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wamonye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bimania | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wamanjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beimonyo | 53 | 10 | / |
| Vimainia | 53 | 3 | / |
| Wimanjee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bemanieh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wemougne | 53 | 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 Wemanya
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