Amwayo Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Amwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Amwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amwayo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwayo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Amwayo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 50 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Kenya Amwayo is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amway | 91 | 8 | / |
| Amwayi | 83 | 5,259 | / |
| Ambayo | 83 | 2,674 | / |
| Hamway | 83 | 759 | / |
| Amwaiy | 83 | 115 | / |
| Amwaya | 83 | 16 | / |
| Omwayo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Amwoyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Anwayo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aimway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hambayo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ambayoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamways | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amwayit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hammway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ambay | 73 | 2,944 | / |
| Amwai | 73 | 755 | / |
| Anway | 73 | 588 | / |
| Amwaj | 73 | 12 | / |
| Omway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambaye | 67 | 22,697 | / |
| Omwoyo | 67 | 9,044 | / |
| Amboyo | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Ambaya | 67 | 3,581 | / |
| Ambiyo | 67 | 2,046 | / |
| Hanway | 67 | 934 | / |
| Amnuay | 67 | 510 | / |
| Ombayo | 67 | 498 | / |
| Amwaih | 67 | 267 | / |
| Hamwey | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ambayu | 67 | 118 | / |
| Omwaya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Omwayi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hambay | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hamvay | 67 | 45 | / |
| Anwayi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Anwaya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ambuyo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Homway | 67 | 25 | / |
| Amwais | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hemway | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ambajo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Amwiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amweye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amweya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amvuyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gomway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amwoit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ambeyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anmbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amwoyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamvayová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anwaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achimwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amviyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amweys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajmwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwayz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambhay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amwayo
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