Wamakhuyu Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Wamakhuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 158 | 1:247,084 | 18,427 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Wamakhuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamakhuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamakhuyu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wamakhuyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamakhuyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamakhuyu is the 1,359,010th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamakhuyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Wamakhuyu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 247,084. In Uganda Wamakhuyu is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 49 percent reside, Bududa District, where 23 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 12 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamakuyu | 94 | 185 | / |
| Wamakhuyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wamakhuya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Womakuyu | 82 | 641 | / |
| Wamukuyu | 82 | 7 | / |
| Wamakuye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamaku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamaugu | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wamauku | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wamakau | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wamakyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womakyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamakou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamokhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamukuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wa Makhaya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wamakkah | 71 | 183 | / |
| Wamakiya | 71 | 94 | / |
| Wamak | 71 | 77 | / |
| Wamakaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamukuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Womukuyu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamawuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuwaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuyagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuyuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womakuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womakuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamayeku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamky | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamako | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Wamack | 67 | 254 | / |
| Waimak | 67 | 159 | / |
| Wamaka | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wamaki | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wamagu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wamukhiyi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wamugu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wamuku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wamake | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wamach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wumaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamukuyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajmak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamakyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamkih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wammak | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wamagh | 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 Wamakhuyu
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