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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamoka is the 414,183rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamoka live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 808 people, or 1 in 48,316. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 46 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 33 percent reside and Mbale District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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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