Wamiru Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wamiru (13) may also be a first name.

Wamiru Last Name Facts

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

Wamiru is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamiru? popularity and diffusion

Wamiru is the 693,669th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamiru are found; 65 percent are found in North Africa and 65 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wamiru is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Aside from Egypt Wamiru occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamairu9288/
Wamuiru923/
Waimiru921/
Wamuru8363/
Wameru833/
Bamiru831/
Wamerau7717/
Wamuruu779/
Waimuru777/
Wamuuru772/
Womuru67112/
Womeru678/
Vamuru672/
Bameru671/
Veamuru621/
Vaamuru621/
Huamuru621/
Vemuru501,963/

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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 Wamiru
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