Wiranya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wiranya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiranya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wiranya (445) may also be a first name.

Wiranya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wiranya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wiranya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiranya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wiranya live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,288th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 445 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairanya9392/
Weiranya931/
Wiranjaya8850/
Wirania867/
Biranya861/
Viranya861/
Wiranhah801/
Viranjaya751/
Virania71192/
Birania7127/
Wiraneo718/
Viranha711/
Viranja711/
Biranjy711/
Biranjay675/
Wairange672/
Virgania671/
Boiranyo671/
Bairanja671/
Verasnya671/
Virangna671/

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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 Wiranya
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