Wamuhu Surname
Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname
Wamuhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,292 | 1:35,743 | 3,858 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wamuhu (294) may also be a first name.
Wamuhu Demographics
Wamuhu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamuhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamuhu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuhu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamuhu is the 294,108th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,614,442 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamuhu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wamuhu is also the 514,566th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 294 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,292 people, or 1 in 35,743. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 37 percent are found, Muranga County, where 24 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wamuhu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Wamuhu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamuhiu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Wwamuhiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuyu | 83 | 13,554 | / |
| Wamohu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamuju | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamahu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhya | 77 | 39 | / |
| Wamwehu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waimahu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wamuhia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamuhai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wa Mwehu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wamuhiyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamuhiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamahuyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamahe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Wa Muhiya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Womohu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wamaha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woumouhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamahiu | 62 | 506 | / |
| Wamuyoo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Waomoho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Womuhai | 62 | 2 | / |
| Wamahia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wamehia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wamahiyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Woamiaha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wemeho | 50 | 91 | / |
| Womoho | 50 | 41 | / |
| Womahe | 50 | 10 | / |
| Womaha | 50 | 2 | / |
| Wimaha | 50 | 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 Wamuhu
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