Wamala Surname

34,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda14,6441:2,666432
Tanzania2051:258,25220,734
Papua New Guinea1181:69,0999,015
Kenya961:481,04124,996
England581:960,65648,451
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Swaziland41:324,550996
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Wamala (429) may also be a first name.

Wamala Last Name Facts

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

Wamala is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wamala.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamala is the 34,628th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 476,123 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamala are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 414,511th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 429 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 14,644 people, or 1 in 2,666. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Wamala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wamala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wamala surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wamala earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $37,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning $43,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamalia92350/
Waimala92178/
Wamalah92124/
Wamalai9232/
Wamaala929/
Waamala923/
Bamala83947/
Wamela83796/
Vamala83436/
Wamale83330/
Womala83144/
Wamalo83124/
Wamali8360/
Wemala8331/
Wamola8325/
Vammala77121/
Vatmala7780/
Bamalla7771/
Waimali7733/
Baamala7731/
Bamhala7723/
Vaimala7723/
Vamgala7720/
Vasmala7717/
Womalia7715/
Vamaila7713/
Waimale7712/
Wamelay7710/
Bamayla777/
Bammala775/
Bamalea775/
Wameela775/
Uammala773/
Bamalah772/
Bamalay771/
Vamalad771/
Bamaala771/
Wahmale771/
Wasmale771/
Vamalla771/
Vaymala771/
Veamala771/
Vaamala771/
Waimalo771/
Wamaili771/
Beamala771/
Bamaila771/
Wamaley770/
Vasmalla7158/
Waimalee716/
Bammalla714/
Vamaaila713/
Vaamaala713/
Huamalla712/
Watmalee711/
Baamaala711/
Woumaila711/
Wamahalo711/
Wahamali711/
Baamalla711/
Vattmala711/
Vaimalla711/
Vamgaala711/
Waimalli711/
Bajmalla711/
Waimaler711/
Wamealet710/
Vemala672,262/
Bamali671,295/
Bamale67322/
Bamola67288/
Vamela67189/
Bomala67145/
Womela67109/
Wemela67104/
Huamalias6781/
Wamoli6767/
Womola6763/
Wemalo6762/
Vamale6761/
Womali6734/
Uomala6724/
Uamale6714/
Vomala6713/
Vamali6710/
Wamole676/
Vamola675/
Bamalo675/
Womaly673/
Vaasmalla673/
Wamolo672/
Vattmalai671/
Vathmalai671/
Womale671/
Womalo671/
Bahamalla671/
Huamaliaz671/
Uamali671/
Wamelo671/

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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 Wamala
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