Wamkota Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamkota Surname User-submission:

The Wamkota surname means 'born of the left-handed'.

Wamkota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Wamkota Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wamkota surname means 'born of the left-handed'.

- kota

Wamkota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamkota is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamkota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamkota is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamkota are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 94 percent live, Bungoma County, where 2 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya Wamkota exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Wamkota Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wamkota last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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