Wamalu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wamalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wamalu (5) may also be a first name.
Wamalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamalu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wamalu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamalu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamalu is also the 5,493,085th most widely held first name globally, held by 5 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live and Nairobi County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamailu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bamalu | 83 | 140 | / |
| Wemalu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bamallu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vamgalu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bamalou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bajmalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamgallu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Baamalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woumaleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wameuleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weimalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baimallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vemalu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Womelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weimolu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Bommalu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Vamgolu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Vamholu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bamoolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baymolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bommallu | 57 | 8 | / |
| Voumalou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Boumalou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Vamgollu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Boumaleu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Woumeleu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bomolu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Wamalu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis