Wamariya Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamariya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamariya 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
Uganda401:975,98242,738
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wamariya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamariya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamariya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wamariya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mubende District, where 28 percent live, Kibaale District, where 23 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

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
Vamariya882/
Bamariya882/
Bamauriya822/
Wamarey801/
Bamoriya7530/
Waumaruy759/
Vamoriya756/
Wahmarai751/
Waymarie751/
Wamgarai751/
Bamarei67199/
Vamaraj6755/
Vamarai679/
Bamaray675/
Vamarau674/
Vamarij671/
Wamerai671/
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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 Wamariya
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