Wamuga Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wamuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wamuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamuga is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamuga is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Wamuga occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Wamuga live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Wamuga is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 75 percent reside, Migori County, where 8 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Kenya Wamuga exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamuiga | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wamugaya | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wamuigai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waamunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamugi | 83 | 796 | / |
| Wamugo | 83 | 265 | / |
| Wamoga | 83 | 29 | / |
| Vamuga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bamuga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamuge | 83 | 2 | / |
| Womuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Womunga | 77 | 55 | / |
| Bamugha | 77 | 42 | / |
| Bammuga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bamouga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bamuiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bameuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamugho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaimauga | 71 | 50 | / |
| Baimauga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baamugha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamiegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womaunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammugoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womungaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womoga | 67 | 67 | / |
| Bamugi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wamoge | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woumounga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wamogo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamugo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamuge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watmoughy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamigo | 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
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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 Wamuga
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