Winyi Surname
Approximately 517 people bear this surname
Winyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 445 | 1:87,729 | 9,170 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Winyi (82) may also be a first name.
Winyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Winyi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Winyi? popularity and diffusion
Winyi is the 601,015th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Winyi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Winyi is also the 1,060,447th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 82 people.
Winyi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 87,729. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kabarole District, where 36 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 16 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 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
- 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 Winyi
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