Wamoro Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Wamoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wamoro (67) may also be a first name.
Wamoro Demographics
Wamoro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamoro is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamoro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 828,895th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wamoro are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wamoro is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Wamoro is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 59 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 20 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Wamoro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wamoro surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whamoro | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wamourou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bamoro | 83 | 180 | / |
| Wamaro | 83 | 158 | / |
| Wamero | 83 | 30 | / |
| Womoro | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wamuro | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vamoro | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bamorou | 77 | 68 | / |
| Waimora | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bamhoro | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wamaroh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waumora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamouro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamourou | 71 | 80 | / |
| Vamourou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Womourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaroop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamara | 67 | 2,339 | / |
| Bamaro | 67 | 292 | / |
| Wamera | 67 | 173 | / |
| Wamura | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vamora | 67 | 57 | / |
| Vamaro | 67 | 27 | / |
| Womora | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bamora | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vamero | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bomoro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemaro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womero | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wamoro
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