Wenye Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Wenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wenye (301) may also be a first name.
Wenye Demographics
Wenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wenye is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wenye are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wenye is also the 507,810th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 301 people.
Wenye is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.
Wenye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wenye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wenye last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwenye | 91 | 120 | / |
| Wenyie | 91 | 14 | / |
| Wenjye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wenyeha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Whenyee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wenje | 80 | 530 | / |
| Benye | 80 | 309 | / |
| Wenya | 80 | 244 | / |
| Wegne | 80 | 46 | / |
| Wenie | 80 | 36 | / |
| Winye | 80 | 34 | / |
| Wenhe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Venye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wynye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegnez | 73 | 267 | / |
| Hwenje | 73 | 254 | / |
| Wenyaa | 73 | 172 | / |
| Wenjie | 73 | 159 | / |
| Weanie | 73 | 75 | / |
| Hwenya | 73 | 74 | / |
| Benyhe | 73 | 71 | / |
| Wanyeh | 73 | 44 | / |
| Wengeh | 73 | 34 | / |
| Benyeh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wonyeh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Weenie | 73 | 15 | / |
| Benyea | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wehnge | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hwenge | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wonnye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Benyey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whenje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwenge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhenye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenjed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wengey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Venyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenyio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Venyey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Venyes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenyui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weigne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wienie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benjye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whennie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wenyaha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Weignez | 67 | 14 | / |
| Venyieh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanaiye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wegnesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuhenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weynjes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weinier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weignet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigned | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wengieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegniez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witnyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wesnier | 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 Wenye
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