Wamakete Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamakete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamakete Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wamakete Last Name Facts

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

Wamakete occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamakete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamakete is the 2,220,661st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Wamakete is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamakete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda Wamakete is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 61 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 21 percent live and Mbale District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamakhete941/
Wamaket93155/
Wamakote88130/
Wamaketi881/
Wamakate881/
Vamaket801/
Wamokate754/
Wamokote751/
Vamakit671/
Bamakhed631/
Vamakhed631/
Bamocket631/
Vamakitis592/
Vemakoti50157/
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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 Wamakete
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