Vwamu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Vwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Vwamu (5) may also be a first name.
Vwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vwamu is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vwamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vwamu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.
The surname Vwamu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Vwamu is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamu | 89 | 2,259 | / |
| Vamu | 89 | 83 | / |
| Wamui | 80 | 664 | / |
| Waimu | 80 | 337 | / |
| Wamou | 80 | 287 | / |
| Vamau | 80 | 270 | / |
| Wahmu | 80 | 216 | / |
| Vammu | 80 | 113 | / |
| Vamut | 80 | 26 | / |
| Vamou | 80 | 26 | / |
| Veamu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Waymu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wamuu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Vasmu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wamau | 80 | 13 | / |
| Weamu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vaimu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wamuh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waamu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vamus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waumu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wamud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wammu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vamgu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wameu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vaamu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaumu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vatmu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waimau | 73 | 77 | / |
| Vamush | 73 | 67 | / |
| Wammou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Waimou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Vasmut | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wasmuß | 73 | 22 | / |
| Vammus | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wahamu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Waamou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamush | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamouh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vamhuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vasmus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wathmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vammud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaihmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamaup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vammou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wammus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahmud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vameus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waymut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bamu | 67 | 2,294 | / |
| Womu | 67 | 519 | / |
| Wamujje | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wasmuht | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vomu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waummuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahmuth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vasmout | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vasmuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaimeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasmuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watmuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasmaud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wautmus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasmuus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vwamu
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