Wamahe Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wamahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Wamahe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamahe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamahe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,504,764th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wamahe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda Wamahe is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 66 percent live, Mbale District, where 18 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Wamahe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamaher920/
Wamae914,209/
Waemae83124/
Wamaeh8361/
Waimae8338/
Vamahe8310/
Womahe8310/
Wamehe831/
Waamae831/
Waymae831/
Wamahi831/
Waemaeh7780/
Vaimahe779/
Wamajje778/
Waemaae772/
Bamahei771/
Wa'amae771/
Wamaaye771/
Waimaer770/
Wamoe7324/
Womae7316/
Vamae7314/
Wemae735/
Uamae732/
Wameu732/
Vatmaher712/
Woimae6753/
Wohmae6744/
Wuimae6715/
Bahmae674/
Woymae673/
Weimae672/
Wameee671/
Womaer671/
Womaet671/
Vamahi671/
Wameai671/
Vamaee671/
Vamaes671/
Vamaet671/
Wuamoe671/
Bammae671/
Wuemae671/
Wemaeh671/
Wommae670/
Watmoe670/

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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 Wamahe
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