Amwai Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Amwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 731 | 1:63,174 | 6,142 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Amwai (150) may also be a first name.
Amwai Demographics
Amwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amwai is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 450,362nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name Amwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwai live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amwai is also the 752,187th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 150 people.
The last name Amwai is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 63,174. In Kenya Amwai is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 20 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Amwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amwai surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Amwai
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