Wamoja Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wamoja (378) may also be a first name.

Wamoja Last Name Facts

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

Wamoja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamoja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Wamoja is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wamoja reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamoja is also the 446,161st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 378 people.

The last name Wamoja is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 20 percent are found, Gulu District, where 20 percent are found and Kampala District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamoa9140/
Wamoj913/
Wamoya83283/
Wamuja8322/
Wamosa8319/
Wamaja836/
Wamoza831/
Bamoja831/
Vamodja772/
Wamooya772/
Wamadja771/
Vamojay771/
Wamai733,977/
Wamea73375/
Wamou73287/
Wamay73225/
Wamoi7387/
Wamej7371/
Wamau7313/
Womoa734/
Wamij732/
Wamoy731/
Wamaa731/
Vamoudja711/
Wamuyowa711/
Wameyo67815/
Wamayi67742/
Wamaya67576/
Wameya67218/
Wamuya67208/
Bamoya67174/
Wamoyo67172/
Wamaza67145/
Wamoyi6796/
Waimau6777/
Wamaye6776/
Vamaja6765/
Waimea6762/
Wamaeh6761/
Waimai6753/
Wammou6743/
Waimou6742/
Wamozo6735/
Wamowe6731/
Wamasa6729/
Wamiya6727/
Bamaja6723/
Wamayu6720/
Wamejo6717/
Wamaji6717/
Waimoi6717/
Wamuje6716/
Womoca6713/
Waamaa676/
Wuamai676/
Womoya674/
Bomoja674/
Bamoza674/
Waamou674/
Wamouh674/
Wamaia673/
Bamoji672/
Wamawe672/
Wamuyo672/
Wamous672/
Wamaje672/
Wamoso672/
Bamuja672/
Wamayo672/
Wuamoe671/
Vamoca671/
Vamosa671/
Wamhou671/
Wamoue671/
Wamuji671/
Waamae671/
Vamija671/
Bamojo671/
Bamojy671/
Wamahu671/
Waymae671/
Weamea671/
Wamoup671/
Vamoya671/
Wamout671/
Waumaa671/

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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 Wamoja
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