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 is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamira is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Wamira live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 139 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya Wamira is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 53 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Busia County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.
Wamira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wamira 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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