Wiyama Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wiyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Wiyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiyama has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiyama is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wiyama reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wiyama is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya Wiyama is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent live and Vihiga County, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
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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 Wiyama
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