Wamagata Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Wamagata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wamagata (58) may also be a first name.
Wamagata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamagata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamagata occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wamagata.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamagata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wamagata live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Wamagata is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya Wamagata is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 89 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya Wamagata is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamagatta | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wamgata | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamagatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wamakata | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wamagati | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wamughata | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamangati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamakat | 80 | 10 | / |
| Woumgata | 75 | 49 | / |
| Wamachat | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wamakota | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wamugota | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamukata | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamekata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamakate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamagadu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamachati | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wamget | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamugadya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammaguet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaket | 67 | 155 | / |
| Wamkota | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bammagatti | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wamkuta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bommagatta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waumght | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bomagati | 63 | 5 | / |
| Bommagatti | 56 | 8 | / |
| Bomagote | 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 Wamagata
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis