Wamalwa Surname
Approximately 53,310 people bear this surname
Wamalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 51,882 | 1:890 | 137 |
| Uganda | 1,353 | 1:28,854 | 3,973 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wamalwa (13,433) may also be a first name.
Wamalwa Demographics
Average Wamalwa Salary in
United States
$31,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wamalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamalwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wamalwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamalwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,544th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 136,701 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamalwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 50,139th most common first name worldwide, borne by 13,433 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 51,882 people, or 1 in 890. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 58 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live and Kakamega County, where 8 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.
Wamalwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wamalwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wamalwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
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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 Wamalwa
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