Wamamili Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamamili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamamili Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
Uganda1101:354,90323,197

Wamamili (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamamili Demographics

Wamamili Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wamamili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamamili occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamamili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamamili is the 830,559th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name Wamamili is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamamili reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya Wamamili is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent are found, Busia County, where 0 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Wamamili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wamamili surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamameli882/
Wamamela75107/
Wamumali7528/
Wamamala751/
Bamhamile711/
Wamamalwa711/
Womumali6331/
Womamela631/
Wa Mwamale561/
Wamomola502/

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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 Wamamili
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