Wamugi Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Wamugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 781 | 1:59,129 | 5,825 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Wamugi (66) may also be a first name.
Wamugi Demographics
Wamugi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamugi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamugi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 432,326th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. Wamugi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamugi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamugi is also the 1,201,840th most common given name on earth It is held by 66 people.
The surname Wamugi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 59,129. In Kenya Wamugi is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Nyeri County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya Wamugi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Wamugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wamugi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wamugi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.78% less than the national average, earning $10,450 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamuingi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuigai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamusi | 83 | 478 | / |
| Wamigi | 83 | 65 | / |
| Bamugi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wamuga | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wamuge | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wamuci | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamucii | 77 | 3,028 | / |
| Wamuiga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wamuzie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wamusai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wamogie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamuusi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamusyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamuiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamujji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamugaya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Womusi | 67 | 243 | / |
| Wamoga | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wamuje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wamoge | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vamuji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wamuza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamuse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamuge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watmoughy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuzi | 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 Wamugi
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