Wakameri Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakameri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakameri 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
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Wakameri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakameri is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wakameri.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakameri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakameri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Wakameri is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Wakameri is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 50 percent live, Kayunga District, where 22 percent live and Manafwa District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live.

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
Wakamori881,949/
Wakamere881/
Whakamari821/
Bakamiri7524/
Wakomere757/
Vakamari754/
Wakamira751/
Wakamare751/
Wakhamire7149/
Wakaimira711/
Wakhamare711/
Wackamore711/
Wekomere6312/
Bakamire631/
Vakamory631/
Vakhamare592/
Bakomeire592/
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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 Wakameri
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