Wamotso Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wamotso Last Name Facts

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

Wamotso is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamotso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamotso is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Wamotso is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamotso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wamotso is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 55 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 38 percent are found and Mbale District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamootso931/
Wamoso922/
Wamotsa8652/
Womotso862/
Waimoso862/
Wamosso861/
Wamozo7735/
Wamosa7719/
Bamoso774/
Wamocho71251/
Vaimoso7119/
Wamoozo7110/
Wamasso711/
Bamoiso711/
Bamousso6717/
Wamoussa671/

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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 Wamotso
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