Amwanda Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Amwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amwanda is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwanda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Amwanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwanda are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Amwanda is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bomet County, where 17 percent live, Busia County, where 17 percent live and Kakamega County, where 17 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamwaanda | 88 | 2 | / |
| Omwanda | 86 | 1,683 | / |
| Ambanda | 86 | 231 | / |
| Amwande | 86 | 103 | / |
| Anwanda | 86 | 64 | / |
| Amwandi | 86 | 34 | / |
| Amuanda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambandea | 80 | 107 | / |
| Hamwandi | 80 | 97 | / |
| Annwanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hambanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamwande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamuhanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambaindah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambainday | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omwando | 71 | 2,583 | / |
| Ombanda | 71 | 322 | / |
| Ambando | 71 | 75 | / |
| Ambonda | 71 | 74 | / |
| Ambande | 71 | 74 | / |
| Omwandi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Omwande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ambandi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amuande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emwando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omuanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amvande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwandho | 67 | 488 | / |
| Ambounda | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ambeande | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ganvanda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hambandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambandou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anweando | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homwandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwandoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvander | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amwanda
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