Wamocha Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1021:41,9064,383
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wamocha (225) may also be a first name.

Wamocha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamocha occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamocha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 332,973rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamocha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 599,828th most frequent first name internationally, held by 225 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,102 people, or 1 in 41,906. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 73 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Wamocha Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamocho86251/
Wamucha869/
Wamachat8016/
Wamosa7719/
Womoca7713/
Wamoza771/
Vamoca771/
Wamaca770/
Waemachai754/
Wamacho71179/
Wamache71121/
Wamotsa7152/
Womecha7115/
Wamucho716/
Wamachi716/
Wamuchi712/
Wamuche711/
Womochi711/
Womocho711/
Bamoche710/
Wamuchii67119/
Wamachhi678/
Wamatcho674/
Baimochi673/
Womocher672/
Whamache671/
Bamachea671/
Baimoche671/
Wamoussa671/
Baimacha671/
Vamachat671/
Wamauchi671/
Vamachad671/

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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 Wamocha
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