Wenyimo Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Wenyimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Wenyimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenyimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wenyimo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenyimo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Wenyimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wenyimo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 343,072. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 38 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwenyimo | 93 | 16 | / |
| Hwonyimo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wengemo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Benyima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venyemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winyima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benjimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beniemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanehimou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Weinheima | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wonyema | 57 | 442 | / |
| Benjima | 57 | 218 | / |
| Binyima | 57 | 22 | / |
| Wingemo | 57 | 14 | / |
| Wanjima | 57 | 10 | / |
| Benyema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wanjemo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vonyima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wanyjma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Benjaima | 53 | 2 | / |
| Benjeima | 53 | 2 | / |
| Benjemou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Benijima | 53 | 1 | / |
| Benyemma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Benjimmah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Benjemmou | 50 | 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 Wenyimo
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