Wamui Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Wamui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 551 | 1:83,811 | 7,697 |
| Zambia | 98 | 1:161,734 | 11,370 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Wamui (38) may also be a first name.
Wamui Demographics
Wamui Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamui occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamui? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 496,702nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamui live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 83,811. In Kenya Wamui is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 26 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Wamui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wamui
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