Wamahe Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Wamahe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 117 | 1:333,669 | 22,303 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Wamahe Demographics
Wamahe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamaher | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wamae | 91 | 4,209 | / |
| Waemae | 83 | 124 | / |
| Wamaeh | 83 | 61 | / |
| Waimae | 83 | 38 | / |
| Vamahe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Womahe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wamehe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waamae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waymae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamahi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waemaeh | 77 | 80 | / |
| Vaimahe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wamajje | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waemaae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bamahei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wa'amae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimaer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamoe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Womae | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vamae | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wemae | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uamae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wameu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vatmaher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woimae | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wohmae | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wuimae | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bahmae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woymae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weimae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wameee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wameai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuamoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bammae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuemae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wommae | 67 | 0 | / |
| Watmoe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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