Wamarwa Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamarwa 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
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamarwa Demographics

Wamarwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wamarwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamarwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamarwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. Wamarwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamarwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 97 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Wamarwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing 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
Wamarua869/
Bamarwa861/
Bamarwe716/
Vamarua711/
Wamarbo711/
Womgarwy671/
Vamarbi573/
Vamarvi572/
Bomarua571/
Vamarbui531/

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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 Wamarwa
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