Amwayi Surname

91,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,2031:8,8761,146
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Amwayi (1,126) may also be a first name.

Amwayi Last Name Facts

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

Amwayi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amwayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amwayi is the 91,040th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,385,728 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amwayi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Amwayi is also the 237,464th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 1,126 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 5,203 people, or 1 in 8,876. In Kenya Amwayi is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Amwayi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Amwayi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amwayit921/
Amwai91755/
Amway918/
Hamway83759/
Amwaih83267/
Amwaiy83115/
Omwayi8376/
Anwayi8339/
Amwais8324/
Amwaya8316/
Amwoyi834/
Amwayo833/
Hamwai832/
Aimway831/
Amuayi831/
Gamway830/
Achimwayi802/
Hambayi771,228/
Hamwaya771/
Hamways771/
Aumwait771/
Hamwais771/
Ambaiyi771/
Hammway770/
Ambay732,944/
Ambai73981/
Anway73588/
Anwai7354/
Amwij7331/
Amvai7316/
Amwaj7312/
Omwai738/
Omway735/
Emwai732/
Amwoa731/
Amvay731/
Amwea731/
Amwoi731/
Haambayi717/
Amwahaji716/
Ambaye6722,697/
Ambaya673,581/
Ambayo672,674/
Hanway67934/
Ambaji67539/
Amnuay67510/
Hamvai67216/
Hamwey67183/
Hambai67126/
Ambayu67118/
Omwaya6789/
Hambay6758/
Hamvay6745/
Anwaya6738/
Homway6725/
Ambaih6723/
Hemway6722/
Ambaia6712/
Amwoyo6712/
Onwayi6712/
Omwayo6712/
Amwiya6711/
Anwaij6711/
Hamwie6711/
Anwoyi6711/
Amweye6710/
Ammbai6710/
Amweya677/
Ambhai677/
Amvuyi676/
Gomway676/
Anwaji675/
Amwoit674/
Anmbay674/
Anwaia673/
Anwaye672/
Anwayo672/
Amwoya671/
Ajmwaj671/
Anwaie671/
Amweys671/
Amweja671/
Amwawe671/
Ambaio671/
Anweyi671/
Oomwai671/
Ambaie671/
Gomwai671/
Anwayz671/
Ambaai671/
Ammuay671/
Ambhay671/
Anwaay671/
Ganwai671/
Aimbai671/
Hamwye671/
Hamuay671/
Omwaye671/

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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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