Wamira Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wamira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Wamira (139) may also be a first name.
Wamira Demographics
Wamira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamira occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Wamira are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wamira is also the 784,558th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 139 people.
The last name Wamira is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya Wamira is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 53 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside and Busia County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.
Wamira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamirah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waimira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waimitra | 86 | 378 | / |
| Wamera | 83 | 173 | / |
| Wamura | 83 | 59 | / |
| Wamiri | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bamira | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vamira | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wamiro | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wamire | 83 | 8 | / |
| Waimittra | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wahumaira | 80 | 15 | / |
| Waymire | 77 | 2,937 | / |
| Waimiri | 77 | 395 | / |
| Wamerga | 77 | 92 | / |
| Waimura | 77 | 25 | / |
| Weamire | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wamerau | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wamioro | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hwamura | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wameera | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baamira | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bammira | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamiori | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamerai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatmira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamitra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamerza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vhamira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watmire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimiry | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamirez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamirer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamires | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waimairi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bahamira | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vamiraja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bahmirah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasmaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waymeire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamoirez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamierey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wattmire | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waymires | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bamiro | 67 | 1,641 | / |
| Bamiri | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Bamire | 67 | 184 | / |
| Wamere | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wamery | 67 | 104 | / |
| Wameri | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wamero | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waimaitri | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bamiry | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bamera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Womera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wemura | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wemera | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vamiri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vamera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vamire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamuro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vamirj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamera | 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 Wamira
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