Wamaya Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wamaya (15) may also be a first name.

Wamaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamaya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 553,576th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamaya are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 158,694. In Kenya Wamaya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent are found, Busia County, where 25 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya Wamaya is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Wamaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wamaya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waumaya9221/
Waimaya9210/
Watmaya921/
Wamay91225/
Wamaa911/
Wamayi83742/
Wamoya83283/
Wameya83218/
Wamuya83208/
Wamaye8376/
Wamiya8327/
Wamayu8320/
Bamaya8318/
Wamaja836/
Waamaa836/
Vamaya833/
Wamaia833/
Wamayo832/
Waumaa831/
Wemaya831/
Waemay831/
Waemayi77167/
Wamuhya7739/
Waemayo7731/
Wahamaa7727/
Woumaya779/
Huamaya776/
Waimiya776/
Waemaye774/
Wamooya772/
Waamuya771/
Waymuya771/
Weahmay771/
Vamayas771/
Wamaaye771/
Wamahia771/
Weamayi771/
Weamayo771/
Waameya771/
Bamay736,061/
Wamai733,977/
Wemay73613/
Wamea73375/
Vamaa73173/
Wamey73107/
Wamoa7340/
Wamau7313/
Vamay735/
Womay731/
Uamaa731/
Wamoy731/
Wahmiyah714/
Wameyo67815/
Bamuya67406/
Womayi67317/
Bamoya67174/
Wamoyo67172/
Wamoyi6796/
Waimau6777/
Vamaja6765/
Waimea6762/
Bameya6762/
Wamaeh6761/
Waimai6753/
Bamaye6749/
Vaimaa6745/
Bamiya6725/
Bamaja6723/
Wamuja6722/
Bamayo6719/
Wamaji6717/
Wemoya6713/
Bomaya6711/
Wamoja6710/
Waimey679/
Wamuye678/
Vamaai678/
Wuamai676/
Wemayi676/
Vamiya676/
Baamay676/
Womoya674/
Wamuyi673/
Wemaye673/
Huamay673/
Womuya673/
Uamayu673/
Vemaya672/
Wamawe672/
Wameyi672/
Wamaje672/
Wamuyo672/
Womaha672/
Bamahy671/
Bamajy671/
Vamaye671/
Vamoya671/
Weamea671/
Vamuya671/
Baymay671/
Wuamye671/
Baumay671/
Wemiya671/
Waamae671/
Womaia671/
Womayo671/
Bamaia671/
Bammay671/
Wamahu671/
Vamayi671/
Waymae671/
Wasmey671/

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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 Wamaya
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