Eshamwata Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Eshamwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Eshamwata Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Eshamwata Demographics

Eshamwata Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Eshamwata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eshamwata occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eshamwata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Eshamwata live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Eshamwata is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 90 percent are found and Nandi County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Eshamwata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Eshamwata surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esamwata941/
Esiamwata891/
Esambati718/
Ezanwata711/
Osamwota711/
Eesambati673/
Ezeanwata671/
Eesambaati631/
Osemwota59484/
Asemwota59182/

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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 Eshamwata
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