Wakamu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakamu 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
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakamu Demographics

Wakamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakamu Last Name Facts

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

Wakamu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakamu is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wakamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wakamu live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Muranga County, where 80 percent live and Kakamega County, where 20 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Wakamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) 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
Wakamau925/
Wakamou922/
Wakameu921/
Waskamou861/
Wokamau778/
Vakamou772/
Waikomu771/
Wakemau770/
Baikamou711/
Wekemu671/
Bahaikamou631/
Bakomou623/
Bagqamu622/
Bokhamu621/
Vakamoo621/
Bokkhamu571/
Bogkamou571/
Boukhamou531/
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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 Wakamu
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