Wenwa Surname
Approximately 589 people bear this surname
Wenwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 366 | 1:106,665 | 10,503 |
| Kenya | 220 | 1:209,909 | 15,013 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wenwa (80) may also be a first name.
Wenwa Demographics
Wenwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wenwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wenwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 544,093rd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wenwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wenwa is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 80 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 106,665. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 51 percent live, Mbale District, where 24 percent live and Manafwa District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Wenwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wenwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wennwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wenhwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waenwai | 83 | 7 | / |
| Weanway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wenua | 80 | 90 | / |
| Winwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wemwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wenva | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wenwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wnway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winnwa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Wenhua | 73 | 56 | / |
| Wenwei | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wenwoi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wenwer | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wenwuo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wenwou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Winwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wenwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wienwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weynua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weinua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weenwj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Venway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Winwaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenwodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehnuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bennway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wenwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis