Jamwaka Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Jamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 252 | 1:183,254 | 13,801 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Jamwaka Demographics
Jamwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamwaka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jamwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 996,001st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Jamwaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamwaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya Jamwaka is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 56 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 32 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Jamwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jamwaka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwaka | 86 | 831 | / |
| Yamwaka | 86 | 20 | / |
| Jamuaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jamvaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jambakau | 80 | 28 | / |
| Zambaka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Samwoka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Samwako | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jambaakhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamboka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jambake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambaika | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jambhake | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zambakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yambaaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambakah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamuhaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yambako | 57 | 33 | / |
| Zambaqa | 57 | 15 | / |
| Zambaca | 57 | 6 | / |
| Zambako | 57 | 3 | / |
| Jambaco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zamvako | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jambaque | 53 | 47 | / |
| Zambacca | 53 | 26 | / |
| Zeambako | 53 | 4 | / |
| Samwokou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zambhaqa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yamwokit | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jambaqué | 53 | 1 | / |
| Samuhako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Samwoukou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Iombaakaa | 50 | 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 Jamwaka
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