Wamacho Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamacho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamacho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1511:305,82719,250
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wamacho (14) may also be a first name.

Wamacho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamacho is found most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wamacho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamacho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamacho live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 14 people.

Wamacho is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 305,827. In Kenya Wamacho is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent live and Turkana County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Wamacho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wamacho last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamatcho934/
Wamocho86251/
Bamacho862/
Vamacho861/
Womacho861/
Wamachat8016/
Vamachot801/
Huamacho801/
Wamaca770/
Huaymacho751/
Bamatchou751/
Wamocha711,110/
Huamaco7129/
Womocho711/
Baimatchou711/
Wamasso711/
Vamacah711/
Wamassah67122/
Huamacio671/
Baimacha671/
Vamachat671/
Vamachad671/

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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 Wamacho
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