Wamoka Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Wamoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 808 | 1:48,316 | 5,921 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
Wamoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamoka is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 414,183rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name Wamoka is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamoka are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wamoka is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 808 people, or 1 in 48,316. In Uganda Wamoka is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 46 percent live, Manafwa District, where 33 percent live and Mbale District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamuka | 83 | 189 | / |
| Wamaka | 83 | 70 | / |
| Wamoko | 83 | 23 | / |
| Womoka | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wameka | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wamoki | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wamoke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Baimoka | 77 | 56 | / |
| Bamokea | 77 | 55 | / |
| Wamakaa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Waimoki | 77 | 11 | / |
| Waimaka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wamakau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hwamuka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bamokai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womokay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waymoki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamooka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamukoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamoska | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamakkah | 71 | 183 | / |
| Wamakaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamako | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Vameka | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wamuko | 67 | 93 | / |
| Wamaki | 67 | 41 | / |
| Womuka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Womoca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vamaka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wamace | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamake | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wamuki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamuke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vomoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womoko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uamaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamuca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uomoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamoca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wameko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaca | 67 | 0 | / |
| Womaka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamoka
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