Wamamu Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamamu 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
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wamamu (26) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamamu Demographics

Wamamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamamu Last Name Facts

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

Wamamu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamamu is the 1,658,108th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Wamamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamamu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamamu is also the 2,084,397th most common given name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

The surname Wamamu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 41 percent are found and Busia County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wamamu exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Wamamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wamamu 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
Waemamu92169/
Weamamu921/
Waemamuh862/
Vamamu839/
Bamamu832/
Wemamu831/
Bamamou77437/
Bahmamu775/
Baimammu711/
Wememu6734/
Bomamu673/
Womomu671/
Bomamou622/
Bouhmamou534/
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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 Wamamu
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