Wamai Surname
Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname
Wamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,662 | 1:12,611 | 1,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Uganda | 107 | 1:364,853 | 23,632 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wamai (816) may also be a first name.
Wamai Demographics
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Wamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamai occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,988th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,832,423 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wamai reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamai is also the 286,135th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 816 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,662 people, or 1 in 12,611. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 35 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Laikipia County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya Wamai occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Wamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wamai last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wamai earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.
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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 Wamai
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