Wamoto Surname
Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname
Wamoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 708 | 1:65,226 | 6,277 |
| Uganda | 569 | 1:68,610 | 7,676 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wamoto (79) may also be a first name.
Wamoto Demographics
Wamoto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamoto occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamoto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamoto is the 279,172nd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,261,766 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wamoto live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 79 people.
The surname Wamoto is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 65,226. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Wamoto is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 41 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.
Wamoto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wamoto surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimoto | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wamotho | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wamotoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamotoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamooto | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamousto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamato | 83 | 132 | / |
| Bamoto | 83 | 28 | / |
| Wameto | 83 | 14 | / |
| Womoto | 83 | 12 | / |
| Vamoto | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wamuto | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wemoto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamatoi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wamatoy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wamuota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwamauto | 71 | 13 | / |
| Uemoto | 67 | 9,912 | / |
| Uomoto | 67 | 778 | / |
| Bomoto | 67 | 214 | / |
| Wamuta | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wamata | 67 | 86 | / |
| Vemoto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wemeto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wameta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamota | 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 Wamoto
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