Amwoka Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Amwoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 570 | 1:81,017 | 7,470 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amwoka (56) may also be a first name.
Amwoka Demographics
Amwoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amwoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amwoka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amwoka is the 556,360th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwoka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 56 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 570 people, or 1 in 81,017. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 9 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Amwoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Amwoka last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwaka | 83 | 53 | / |
| Amwoca | 83 | 11 | / |
| Amuoka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hamwaka | 77 | 302 | / |
| Amvouka | 77 | 102 | / |
| Ambokay | 77 | 38 | / |
| Ambokai | 77 | 31 | / |
| Ammwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambouka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Haamwaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gomwokay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amboukka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamwaaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ammwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwaka | 67 | 1,492 | / |
| Amboki | 67 | 116 | / |
| Amwake | 67 | 113 | / |
| Amwako | 67 | 104 | / |
| Omwoki | 67 | 49 | / |
| Omwuka | 67 | 36 | / |
| Amboca | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amboky | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amuoko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amuaka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emwaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amwoco | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuoke | 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 Amwoka
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