Wamari Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2991:154,44812,253
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wamari (71) may also be a first name.

Wamari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamari is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wamari.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wamari reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamari is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name globally, held by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 154,448. In Kenya Wamari is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 47 percent live, Siaya County, where 30 percent live and Nakuru County, where 20 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Wamari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamauri9227/
Waimari927/
Wamairi921/
Watmari921/
Wamariy921/
Waimairi866/
Wamgarai861/
Waymarie861/
Waimarie861/
Wahmarai861/
Wamgariy861/
Wamara832,339/
Wamare83166/
Uamari8398/
Vamari8348/
Wameri8339/
Bamari8334/
Wamori8323/
Womari833/
Wamary832/
Waimaitri8030/
Bamarei77199/
Vammari7790/
Waimeri7715/
Waimara7713/
Waimare7712/
Bamhari7712/
Wahmare7712/
Waimori7711/
Baimari7710/
Vamarai779/
Vasmari776/
Watmare776/
Vamarid776/
Vamaris774/
Bammari773/
Baymari773/
Vamarri773/
Wamaara772/
Wasmare772/
Huamari772/
Uaamari772/
Beamari771/
Wamuori771/
Bamaari771/
Bajmari771/
Wamatre771/
Wamarey771/
Wamaire771/
Vamarij771/
Vamarii771/
Wamerai771/
Wamares771/
Vamgari771/
Waumaruy719/
Wahamare718/
Vasmaris718/
Whgamare712/
Wathmare711/
Bamhauri711/
Vamahari711/
Wasmaire711/
Wahamara710/
Vamara6711,004/
Bamori67170/
Bamare67146/
Womare67129/
Wamere67109/
Wamery67104/
Bomari6755/
Womara6732/
Vemari6723/
Vamare6717/
Vamori6715/
Uemari6711/
Wamore679/
Uamare678/
Vamary674/
Womeri674/
Uamara673/
Wemeri672/
Vamarj672/
Wahahmare671/
Wemare671/
Vamarriph671/
Womori671/
Bamary671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wamari
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