Wamatu Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Wamatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 299 | 1:154,448 | 12,253 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamatu (82) may also be a first name.
Wamatu Demographics
Wamatu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamatu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamatu is the 874,560th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. Wamatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamatu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 154,448. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 37 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 27 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wamatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wamatu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamaitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamathu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waimatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamathup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wematu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bamatu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wamotu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vamatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahamatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahmetu | 77 | 70 | / |
| Weimatu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bamatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baimatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamethu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehmatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahamatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaimatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamotu | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bomatu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Uematu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamachtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamothu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bammotu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bommatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bommathu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bommattu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouhmatou | 53 | 4 | / |
| Boommatui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bomotu | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Wamatu
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