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
The last name Wamuhu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuhu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 294,108th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamuhu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamuhu is also the 514,566th most commonly used first name globally, held by 294 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,292 people, or 1 in 35,743. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 37 percent are found, Muranga County, where 24 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Wamuhu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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