Wamaria Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamaria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamaria 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
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
Kenya721:641,38829,005
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Wamaria (51) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamaria Demographics

Wamaria Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamaria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamaria occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamaria? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamaria is the 1,025,894th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wamaria reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 51 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 276,874. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mubende District, where 33 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 18 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Wamaria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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
Wamarya867/
Vamaria864/
Womaria861/
Uamaria861/
Beaumaria751/
Bamoria713/
Bomaria712/
Vamoria712/
Bamario711/
Wamerjai673/
Bamarjai673/
Vamarjai671/
Vasmoria671/
Boumahria635/
Bammaryah631/
Vemario571/
Bamaryo571/
Vaumerio531/
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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 Wamaria
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