Winiya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Winiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Winiya (34) may also be a first name.
Winiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Winiya is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Winiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Winiya live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.
The surname Winiya is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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