Wamocho Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamocho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamocho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wamocho (155) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamocho Demographics

Wamocho Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamocho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamocho is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamocho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamocho is the 1,011,991st most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamocho live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wamocho is also the 738,219th most common given name internationally It is held by 155 people.

The last name Wamocho is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 188,489. In Kenya Wamocho is most common in: Bungoma County, where 52 percent live, Nairobi County, where 41 percent live and Kakamega County, where 4 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wamocho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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
Wamocha861,110/
Wamacho86179/
Wamucho866/
Womocho861/
Wamatcho804/
Wamozo7735/
Wamoso772/
Wamotso7157/
Wamoozo7110/
Wamucha719/
Bamacho712/
Waimoso712/
Wamosso711/
Vamacho711/
Bomocho711/
Womacho711/
Wamachat6716/
Huamacho671/
Baymoutchou671/
Wamootso671/
Vamachot671/
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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 Wamocho
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