Amwayi Surname
Approximately 5,259 people bear this surname
Amwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,203 | 1:8,876 | 1,146 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Amwayi (1,126) may also be a first name.
Amwayi Demographics
Amwayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amwayi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwayi? popularity and diffusion
Amwayi is the 91,040th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,385,728 people. Amwayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amwayi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 237,464th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,126 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,203 people, or 1 in 8,876. In Kenya Amwayi is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Vihiga County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Iran, where 0 percent live.
Amwayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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 Amwayi
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