Wamugo Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Wamugo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 259 | 1:178,301 | 13,436 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wamugo (11) may also be a first name.
Wamugo Demographics
Wamugo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamugo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamugo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamugo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamugo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 975,866th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamugo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamugo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
The last name Wamugo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 178,301. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Embu County, where 42 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Wamugo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamugho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamaugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wammugoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuga | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wamogo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bamugo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamigo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuiga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wamogho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamogou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womaugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womaungo | 71 | 260 | / |
| Womougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waamunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamoga | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vamigo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vamuga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamuga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woumougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womunga | 62 | 55 | / |
| Bamugha | 62 | 42 | / |
| Bammuga | 62 | 5 | / |
| Bamouga | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bameuga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vomungo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bamuiga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vaimauga | 57 | 50 | / |
| Baimauga | 57 | 2 | / |
| Baamugha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Womungaa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Womaunga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wamiegha | 57 | 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 Wamugo
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