Wamkoya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamkoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamkoya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamkoya Demographics

Wamkoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamkoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamkoya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wamkoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamkoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamkoya is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamkoya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Wamkoya is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 57 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live.

Wamkoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamkoa921/
Wamkaya861/
Wamkou771/
Wamkaa771/
Wamkai771/
Bamkaya7110/
Wamkaye712/
Whamkai711/
Vamkaa625/
Bamkai623/
Wemkey620/
Wamkeue5724/
Bamkeye572/
Boomkoy571/
Bamkhai571/
Bamgcaya531/
Bahmkaay531/
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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
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  • 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 Wamkoya
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