Wamani Surname
Approximately 5,656 people bear this surname
Wamani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,967 | 1:7,860 | 1,374 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Wamani (167) may also be a first name.
Wamani Demographics
Wamani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamani (Hindi: वामनी) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamani is the 85,298th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,288,463 people. The last name Wamani occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wamani reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 167 people.
The surname Wamani is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 4,967 people, or 1 in 7,860. In Uganda it is most common in: Hoima District, where 47 percent reside, Masindi District, where 33 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Wamani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wamani last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wamani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wamani in the Hindi language | ||
| वामनी | vamani | - |
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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 Wamani
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