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
Wamahe occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamahe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,504,764th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Wamahe is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wamahe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda Wamahe is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 66 percent are found, Mbale District, where 18 percent are found and Kampala District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Wamahe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wamahe surname is principally 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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