Wonyama Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wonyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Wonyama Last Name Facts

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

Wonyama is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wonyama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wonyama is the 1,447,279th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wonyama reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Wonyama is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 307,396. In Uganda Wonyama is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 81 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 11 percent are found and Kampala District, where 5 percent are found. Not including Uganda Wonyama occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonyaama931/
Wanyama8665,652/
Bonyama86664/
Wonyame861/
Wenyama861/
Boonyama8023/
Wanyamah807/
Wougnama805/
Wannyama805/
Wanyaama803/
Waanyama802/
Wanyamma801/
Wanyamap801/
Wanyamai801/
Wanyamaa801/
Boonyamai758/
Woungnama751/
Wanjama712,185/
Bonyoma71837/
Bunyama71448/
Bonyamo71130/
Banyama7195/
Wongnammai7144/
Bonyame7127/
Vanyama7115/
Boonyamaha7110/
Bonyami713/
Wanyame711/
Wenjama711/
Vunyama711/
Boniama711/
Venyama711/
Wanyoma711/
Vonjama711/
Waniama711/
Bonjama710/
Bunyamai67198/
Boonyame6730/
Wanjamma675/
Vunyamma671/
Banyamea671/
Waniamma671/

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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 Wonyama
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