Wameri Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wameri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wameri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wameri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wameri occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wameri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wameri live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda Wameri is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 36 percent live, Oyam District, where 25 percent live and Mayuge District, where 22 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimeri | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wamerai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bameri | 83 | 35,112 | / |
| Wamari | 83 | 372 | / |
| Wamera | 83 | 173 | / |
| Wamere | 83 | 109 | / |
| Wamery | 83 | 104 | / |
| Wamori | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wamiri | 83 | 22 | / |
| Womeri | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wemeri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waimiri | 77 | 395 | / |
| Bammeri | 77 | 198 | / |
| Waimori | 77 | 11 | / |
| Womerai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waimari | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wameera | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wamiori | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamgere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamerza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamerei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaimeri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamgeri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamariy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamehri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamirer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waimairi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waimarie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waymarie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waymeire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaimeris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahmarai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huaymeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vammeris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whatmere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaumerio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waymyrer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamierey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bamery | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Bamiri | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Wamare | 67 | 166 | / |
| Uamari | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bamere | 67 | 74 | / |
| Wamira | 67 | 62 | / |
| Weimerich | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vamari | 67 | 48 | / |
| Waimaitri | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bomeri | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wemere | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vamori | 67 | 15 | / |
| Womera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wamore | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vamiri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vamera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vamere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Womere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Womari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamary | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vemeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weymerich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vomeri | 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
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- 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 Wameri
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