Wamenju Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamenju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamenju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamenju Demographics

Wamenju Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wamenju Last Name Facts

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

Wamenju occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamenju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamenju is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Wamenju occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamenju reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 95 percent live, Kiambu County, where 3 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wamenju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wamenju surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamunju861/
Wamwenja803/
Bamenjuh801/
Wamanje7162/
Wamanji7134/
Waminja716/
Wamonje715/
Wamonja713/
Wamunje712/
Womenzu711/
Wamanjo711/
Wamuanji6727/
Wimenjoh671/
Wamwonja671/
Waminaji671/
Womuwenje631/
Wemnje6261/
Wamnaje571/
Waminaje5320/
Wimanjee531/
Wimanjaya503/
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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 Wamenju
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