Wamakima Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamakima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamakima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Wamakima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamakima occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamakima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Wamakima reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Wamakima is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 90 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found.

Wamakima Last Name Statistics demography

Wamakima earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamakma932/
Wamkama802/
Wamukama7554/
Wamukuma751/
Wamukhuma719/
Wemkim716/
Wamukhoma713/
Wamkam713/
Bamakaimo711/
Wamkhum671/
Wamkham671/
Wamukhum631/
Wamukomo631/
Bamokaimo591/
Wemkem573/
Wamgmo573/
Wiemkem532/
Wamguem531/
Womukama505/
Wameguem501/

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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
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  • 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 Wamakima
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