Wameyo Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wameyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wameyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5781:79,8967,389
Uganda2231:175,06414,729
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Wameyo (56) may also be a first name.

Wameyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wameyo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wameyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,566th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. The last name Wameyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wameyo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wameyo is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The surname Wameyo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 79,896. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent live, Kakamega County, where 30 percent live and Siaya County, where 24 percent live. Not including Kenya Wameyo exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wameyo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wameyo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wameeyo921/
Wamey91107/
Wameya83218/
Wamoyo83172/
Wemeyo8318/
Wamejo8317/
Waimey839/
Wamayo832/
Wamuyo832/
Wameyi832/
Wasmey831/
Waemayo7731/
Wamuyoo774/
Wamoyop771/
Wammeey771/
Weamayo771/
Waameya771/
Wamieye771/
Wamea73375/
Wamou73287/
Bamey73279/
Wamei73229/
Wamay73225/
Wamoi7387/
Wamej7371/
Wamoa7340/
Vamey738/
Wemey736/
Wamoj733/
Wameu732/
Womey731/
Wamoy731/
Wamuyowa711/
Wamayi67742/
Wamaya67576/
Bamoyo67516/
Wamoya67283/
Baumey67216/
Wamuya67208/
Baimey67143/
Wamoyi6796/
Baïmey6788/
Wamaye6776/
Bameya6762/
Waimea6762/
Wamaeh6761/
Bamiyo6758/
Wammou6743/
Waimou6742/
Wamowe6731/
Bammey6730/
Wamiya6727/
Wamayu6720/
Bamayo6719/
Waimoi6717/
Wamuje6716/
Waimue6712/
Bameye6711/
Wamoja6710/
Wamuye678/
Weamee677/
Wemeyi674/
Wamouh674/
Waamou674/
Wamuyi673/
Wamaje672/
Wamous672/
Wamawe672/
Wehmey672/
Beamey672/
Wemeyy672/
Vamiyo672/
Woomey671/
Waimei671/
Weymou671/
Wamhou671/
Waymae671/
Wemiyo671/
Wamieh671/
Wamoup671/
Wamout671/
Wahmee671/
Vammey671/
Womayo671/
Baamey671/
Waemay671/
Baymey671/
Bamuyo671/
Baîmey671/
Woimey671/
Womoyo671/
Wuamye671/
Wuamoe671/
Waamei671/
Weamea671/
Weamue671/
Waamae671/
Wamoue671/
Vamoey670/
Weimey670/

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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 Wameyo
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