Wamayu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Wamayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wamayu (18) may also be a first name.
Wamayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamayu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamayu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Wamayu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Wamayu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 90 percent live and Kayunga District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
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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 Wamayu
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