Wamayi Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Wamayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 567 | 1:68,852 | 7,691 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wamayi (33) may also be a first name.
Wamayi Demographics
Wamayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamayi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 456,246th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamayi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamayi is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 68,852. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 30 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 22 percent are found and Sironko District, where 20 percent are found. Besides Uganda Wamayi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.
Wamayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wamayi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wamayi
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