Wamechi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wamechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Wamechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamechi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wamechi.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamechi is the 6,360,413th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Wamechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wamechi are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wamechi is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya Wamechi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Lebanon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamaechi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamachi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wamecki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wamichi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wamachhi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Baimechi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamichii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamici | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wamezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waemachai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wamache | 71 | 121 | / |
| Womecha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wamecke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waimesi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wametsi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vamejhi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vamachi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamicha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waimitchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womochi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wameshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huamachi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baimeshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whamache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamessie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watmishi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wamechi
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